An
"embargoed copy" refers to a document or information that is not yet intended for public release. It is shared with a select group of people who are given access to it before it becomes available to everyone else.
Full definition
It would have been very helpful if members of the Policy Working Group had been sent
an embargoed copy of the speech the night before.
To receive
an embargoed copy of «Raising More Than Test Scores: Does attending a «no excuses» charter high school help students succeed in college?»
To receive
an embargoed copy of the Education Next article, entitled «Why is Charter Growth Slowing?
To receive
an embargoed copy of «Higher Ed, Lower Spending: As states cut back, where has the money gone?»
To receive
an embargoed copy of «Rating Teacher - Preparation Programs: Can value - added make useful distinctions?»
To receive
an embargoed copy of «Boosting Hispanic College Completion: Does high - school recruiting help more students graduate?»
This was before the official release of the paper, but after
the embargoed copies of this paper had been sent out, which as journalists they would have seen, but their readers had not.