Private or privates may refer to:
Music
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In Private
"In Private" is a song by British singer Dusty Springfield, released as a single on 20 November 1989. It was Springfield's third single in a row to be a chart success, after an absence of nearly two decades from the charts. Both "In Private" and ...
", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation''
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Private (band), a Denmark-based band
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"Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded by Ringo Sheena
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"Private" (Vera Blue song), from the 2017 album ''Perennial''
Literature
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''Private'' (novel), 2010 novel by James Patterson
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''Private'' (novel series), young-adult book series launched in 2006
Film and television
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''Private'' (film), 2004 Italian film
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''Private'' (web series), 2009 web series based on the novel series
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''Privates'' (TV series), 2013 BBC One TV series
* Private, a penguin character in ''
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
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Other uses
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Private (rank), a military rank
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''Privates'' (video game), 2010 video game
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Private (rocket), American multistage rocket
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Private Media Group, Swedish adult entertainment production and distribution company
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Private (magazine)'', flagship magazine of the Private Media Group
* Privates, or
Intimate parts, a euphemism for human genitals
See also
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Privacy (disambiguation)
* Private methods, a means of
encapsulation in object-oriented programming
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Private military company
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Private school
A private school or independent school is a school not administered or funded by the government, unlike a State school, public school. Private schools are schools that are not dependent upon national or local government to finance their fina ...
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Private university
Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. However, they often receive tax breaks, public student loans, and government grants. Depending on the count ...
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Privately held company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equi ...
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Private sector
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Privatization
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