something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)

information known only to a special group

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

not open or public; kept private or not revealed

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

not openly made known

communicated covertly

not expressed

designed to elude detection

hidden from general view or use

(of information) given in confidence or in secret

indulging only covertly

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

the next to highest level of official classification for documents

a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

(law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing

a vote in which each person's choice is secret but the totaled votes are public

a secret method of writing

the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas

a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)

the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents

a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers

a piece of writing in code or cipher

act of writing in code or cipher

a desk used for writing

of or relating to a secretary or to a secretary's work

an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization

a school where secretarial skills (typing and shorthand and filing etc) are taught

an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations

thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1973

an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations

a person who is head of an administrative department of government

an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization

a person to whom a secret is entrusted

a desk used for writing

large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles

a person who is a chief administrator (as of the United Nations)

the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Agriculture

the position of the head of the Department of Agriculture

the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Commerce

the position of the head of the Department of Commerce

head of a former executive department created in 1903 and divided into two departments in 1913

the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department

the position of the head of the Department of Defense

the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education

the position of the head of the Education Department

the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Energy

the position of the head of the Department of Energy

the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Health and Human Services