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Glomarization

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The process or result of considering information so secret that it is subject to a Glomar response.

uncountable

Examples

“More recently, courts have⟳ upheld agency "Glomarization" where to confirm⟳ that an individual is the subject of, or even mentioned in, a law enforcement record⟳ entails the unwarranted invasion of personal privacy that would justify⟳ the […]”
“[…] the agency must take⟳ a "bifurcation" approach⟳ to it, distinguishing between the exceptionally sensitive law enforcement part of the request⟳ and any part that is not so sensitive as to require⟳ "Glomarization."”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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