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off the record

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off the record
Fig. unofficial; informal. (Of comments to the press that one does not want reported.) This is off the record, but I disagree with the mayor on this matter. Although her comments were off the record, the newspaper published them anyway.
See also: record

off the record
if you say something off the record, you do not want it to be publicly reported She made it clear that her comments were strictly off the record and should not be included in the article.
See also: record

off the record
not intended to be known publicly or recorded officially She claims the newspaper published comments about the incident that were supposed to be off the record.
Opposite of: on (the) record
See also: record


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