| NOUN | act | declassification | reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon |
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| Meaning | reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon. | |
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| Broader | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down | The act of decreasing or reducing something |
| Opposite | classification | restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people |
| Verbs | declassify | lift the restriction on and make available again |
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