confidentiality agreement

noun

: nondisclosure agreement
The company required that candidates for high-level positions agree to sign a confidentiality agreement before being hired.
In Houston this month, Gibson screened the unfinished film for a group of Catholic, Jewish and Protestant leaders—all of whom signed a confidentiality agreement.Richard Corliss

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Its sole image was a confidentiality agreement between the unidentified artist and museum management. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 22 Nov. 2024 The suit claims the men allegedly breaching their non-compete and confidentiality agreements with Cano by taking proprietary business information. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024 Under Georgia law, the work of the maternal mortality review committee is confidential, and members must sign confidentiality agreements. Amy Yurkanin, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024 These companies must ensure that fractional hires follow confidentiality agreements and security protocols—but this can be harder to monitor than with full-time staff. Andres Zunino, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for confidentiality agreement 

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of confidentiality agreement was in 1969

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“Confidentiality agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confidentiality%20agreement. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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