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unattributed statement

[/ˌʌnəˈtrɪbjutɪd ˈsteɪtmənt/]
nounpl: unattributed statements
declaração não atribuída
1. A statement or quote presented without identifying its source, author, or origin
The journalist included an unattributed statement from a government official in the report.
A jornalista incluiu uma declaração não atribuída de um funcionário do governo no relatório.
2. Information or a claim made anonymously or without verification of its source
The controversy was fueled by unattributed statements circulating on social media.
A controvérsia foi alimentada por declarações não atribuídas que circulavam nas redes sociais.
NYC Slang
unnamed source comment / off-the-record comment
Synonyms
anonymous statementunnamed statementunidentified claimanonymous quote
Antonyms
attributed statementattributed quotesourced statementverified statement

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
declaração não atribuída
Standard usage in Brazilian media and journalism
Portugal
declaração não identificada
Portuguese variant, sometimes used interchangeably
General
afirmação anónima
Alternative term emphasizing anonymity

Related Idioms & Phrases

anonymous source
background briefing
off the record
on condition of anonymity
without attribution
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