secretorders

noun
UK /ˈsiː.krət ˈɔː.dəz/
US /ˈsiː.krət ˈɔːr.dɚz/

Private instructions that are kept hidden from other people.

The spy carried secret orders in a sealed envelope.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Special rules given to a group that others are not allowed to know.

The club members followed secret orders during the game.

3. A hidden message telling someone what to do.

The captain read the secret orders before the ship sailed.

4. Instructions kept quiet so an enemy cannot learn them.

The soldiers received secret orders at midnight.