hemligstämpel

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Swedish

Etymology

hemlig +‎ stämpel

Noun

hemligstämpel c

  1. (figurative) secrecy, confidentiality
    • 2021, Tina Magnergård Bjers, “Nu blir FBI:s utredning av terrordåden offentlig”, in Svenska Dagbladet:
      De skrev att Biden inte borde delta vid någon minnesceremoni om han inte tog bort rapportens hemligstämpel.
      They wrote that Biden should not participate in any memorial service unless he declassified the report.

Usage notes

Rarely used in the literal sense of an actual stamp.

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