A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps that is below private first class.
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One who holds this rank or a similar rank in a military organization.
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Private parts. Often used with the.
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One not in public office.
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A person of low rank in various organizations (as a police or fire department).
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adjective
Belonging to a particular person or persons, as opposed to the public or the government: private property.
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Conducted and supported primarily by individuals or groups not affiliated with governmental agencies or corporations: a private college; a private sanatorium.
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Enrolled in or attending a private school: a private student.
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Not appropriate for use or display in public; intimate: private behavior; a private tragedy.
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Not available for public use, control, or participation: a private club; a private party.
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idiom
Go private To take a publicly owned company into private ownership, as by a leveraged buyout.
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In private Not in public; secretly or confidentially.
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