unclassified
adjective
un·clas·si·fied
ˌən-ˈkla-sə-ˌfīd 
1
: not subject to a security classification
unclassified information
2
: not placed or belonging in a class
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In 2020, the Pentagon released three unclassified Navy videos from November 2004 and January 2015.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The use of personal email, even for unclassified materials, is risky given the premium value foreign intelligence services place on the communications and schedules of senior government officials, such as the national security adviser, experts say.
—Graham Underwood, Arkansas Online, 2 Apr. 2025
Waltz used Gmail for things like his calendar and unclassified work documents.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
So do Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill, who have called on Waltz and Hegseth to resign for sharing top-secret information through an unclassified channel.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The use of personal email, even for unclassified materials, is risky given the premium value foreign intelligence services place on the communications and schedules of senior government officials, such as the national security adviser, experts say.
—Graham Underwood, Arkansas Online, 2 Apr. 2025
Waltz used Gmail for things like his calendar and unclassified work documents.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
So do Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill, who have called on Waltz and Hegseth to resign for sharing top-secret information through an unclassified channel.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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unclassified
adjective
un·clas·si·fied
ˌən-ˈklas-ə-ˌfīd
: not classified
especially
: not requiring special treatment for purposes of security
unclassified documents
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