unclassified

adjective

un·​clas·​si·​fied ˌən-ˈkla-sə-ˌfīd How to pronounce unclassified (audio)
1
: not subject to a security classification
unclassified information
2
: not placed or belonging in a class

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Earlier this month, Russell T. Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, instructed staff members at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to turn over all unclassified information to DOGE workers, according to two people familiar with the request. Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025 The New York Times reported on Wednesday that the names of some CIA employees had been listed in an unclassified email sent to officials at the Office of Personnel Management. Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2025 And in December, the Treasury Department also said it was hacked by Chinese actors who accessed some systems and unclassified files. Brad Dress, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025 His company has received about $3.3 billion in unclassified revenue over the past 12 months, according to USASpending.gov. William Gavin, Quartz, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unclassified

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First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of unclassified was in 1815

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“Unclassified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unclassified. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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unclassified

adjective
un·​clas·​si·​fied ˌən-ˈklas-ə-ˌfīd How to pronounce unclassified (audio)
: not classified
especially : not requiring special treatment for purposes of security
unclassified documents

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