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Private

/prˈaɪvət/
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(adj) Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state.

The private colleges and universities of the United States are autonomous.
I'd like to talk with you in private.
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The general held a ____ meeting with his senior officers to discuss the classified operation.

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