noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ absolute , complete , total
▪ great , strict , utmost
▪ excessive
▪ government , official
VERB + SECRECY
▪ maintain
▪ be cloaked in , be shrouded in
▪ be sworn to
▪
All the researchers on the project are sworn to absolute ~.
SECRECY + VERB
▪ surround sth
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
The drugs squad operates in the greatest ~.
▪ ~ about
▪
The organization has managed to maintain ~ about its activities.
PHRASES
▪ a blanket of ~ , a cloak of ~ , a veil of ~
▪
A blanket of ~ surrounded the tribunals.
▪ a culture of ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
The Ministry of Defence must answer for its culture of ~.