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cloak of secrecy

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meanings of cloakand secrecy


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cloak
noun
uk /kləʊk/ us /kloʊk/
a loose outer piece of clothing without sleeves, that fastens at the neck, and is worn instead of ...
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secrecy
noun[U]
uk /ˈsiː.krə.si/ us /ˈsiː.krə.si/
the state of being secret or of keeping ...
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Examples of cloak of secrecy


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Once governments are allowed to draw a cloakofsecrecy over their policies and decisions, it is almost inevitable that further human rights violations will occur.
There have already been major problems, about which we know little because of the cloakofsecrecy.
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I hope that he will not hide behind some cloakofsecrecy by saying that his lips are sealed on security grounds.
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We believe that public confidence in the conern these industries have for the environment would be strengthened if this needless cloakofsecrecy were withdrawn.
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What it demonstrably does not do is put a cloakofsecrecy around the daily workings of government.
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There is a worrying cloakofsecrecy over certain still unknown details of the agreement.
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Quangos and utilities will not be able to operate under the cloakofsecrecy as they do today.
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I was dealing with the cloakofsecrecy which surrounded the aircraft from the outset.
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Let me make it clear, however, that exclusion on those grounds will not be used to cover sensitive work in a cloakofsecrecy.
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What we are getting anxious about, however, is the cloakofsecrecy that the gas industry has put over the whole experiment.
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People can use their membership of the advisory committee to gain influence behind the cloakofsecrecy.
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They are removing it under a cloakofsecrecy.
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The people who gain are those who operate under a cloakofsecrecy behind closed doors, without proper accountability.
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The greater the cloakofsecrecy surrounding the system, the greater should be our suspicion of that system.
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I do not accept that the public interest is furthered by maintaining a cloakofsecrecy over some decisions in tribunal prosecutions.
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We all accept that genuine defence matters and matters of national security must have a cloakofsecrecy around them.
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It was not sent to us under any cloakofsecrecy.
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My own impression is that the cloakofsecrecy has gone too far already.
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Otherwise, those countries that wanted to keep a cloakofsecrecy could do so by retaining a veto.
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Those dining room bookings are not published, to maintain a cloakofsecrecy.
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