undeclared
adjective
un·de·clared
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Definition of undeclared
: not announced or openly acknowledged : not stated or decided in an official way : not declared
an undeclared war an undeclared presidential candidate a student with an undeclared major
Examples of undeclared in a Sentence
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Sympathetic to the party in his earlier years, Mr. Lee has long crossed paths with undeclared members. — Andrew Higgins, New York Times, "From the Shadows, China’s Communist Party Mobilizes Against Hong Kong Protests," 20 Aug. 2019 Ivan Golunov, a Russian reporter, investigated Moscow city officials buying mansions with undeclared millions and security officers going into business with the mafia. — The Economist, "The global gag on free speech is tightening," 15 Aug. 2019 An undeclared frontier war followed, involving massacres and enforced removals. — David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian, "A 42,000-Year-Old Man Finally Goes Home," 23 Aug. 2019 The protocol, which has already been signed and ratified by a hundred and forty-six nations, allows more intrusive international inspections—on both declared and undeclared nuclear sites in member states—in perpetuity. — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, "Iran’s Foreign Minister Invited to Meet Trump in the Oval Office," 2 Aug. 2019 The end On June 19, Pata shipped nine diamondback terrapins and 20 undeclared box turtles to Cheung in Hong Kong. — Justin Rohrlich, Quartz, "Undercover sting takes down international endangered turtle smuggler," 12 Aug. 2019 Her most senior role in government before Wednesday was as Britain’s minister for International Development from 2016 to 2017, a role from which she was fired for holding undeclared meetings with Israeli politicians. — Billy Perrigo, Time, "Who's Who in Boris Johnson's Top Team? A Guide to Who's Running the U.K. Now," 26 July 2019 This year a recording was leaked of Ms Torres seemingly agreeing to receive 40m quetzales ($5.2m) in undeclared campaign donations from a construction magnate. — The Economist, "Guatemala holds a dispiriting election," 22 June 2019 An undeclared or improperly packaged firearm could net a fine of up to $1,340. — Robert Higgs, cleveland.com, "TSA security, Cleveland police detain traveler at Hopkins International Airport after loaded handgun is found in carry-on bag," 7 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'undeclared.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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undeclared
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of undeclared
: not stated or decided in an official way : not declared
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undeclared
adjective
un·de·clared
| \ ˌən-di-ˈklerd\
Kids Definition of undeclared
: not made known : not declared
an undeclared war