off messageadverb [ after verb ], adjective
uk/ˌɒfˈmes.ɪdʒ/us/ˌɑːfˈmes.ɪdʒ/(of a politician) saying things in public that are different from the official ideas of his or her political party:
He was criticized severely by party leaders for going off message during the debate.
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Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Secrecy and privacy
- anonymity
- anonymize
- anonymous
- backroom
- backstage
- counsel
- dissimulate
- dissimulation
- entre nous
- executive privilege
- furtive
- lid
- lip
- privately
- privileged
- sanctum
- secrecy
- secret
- skeleton
- sweep
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