"off the record" meaning in English

See off the record in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} off the record
  1. Not for publication.
    Sense id: en-off_the_record-en-prep_phrase-2l12eGvg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English hedges, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English hedges: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
  2. Unofficial.
    Sense id: en-off_the_record-en-prep_phrase-qj-n9Z~K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: off record, off-the-record (english: in adjectival contexts only) Related terms: on the record, on record, not for attribution, on background, deep background, off the books

Alternative forms

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