closed session
noun
: a meeting or a portion of a meeting closed to all but members
The board will meet in closed session to discuss the issue.
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In May, council voted in a closed session to pay Jennings $305,000 as part of a separation agreement that was reportedly to avoid a lawsuit over Bokhari’s comments.
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Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
The Germantown School Board accepted his resignation after a closed session meeting.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
If the matters to be handled by the committee are executive session items, the formation of the committee itself still should be an open session item, which informs the membership that some closed session items will not be handled by the entire board of directors.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
City officials are expected to share more about next steps following a closed session of Independence City Council Tuesday night.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
Supervisors Jim Desmond and Terra Lawson-Remer — who were on the Board of Supervisors when the panel was briefed about Heredia’s case in a closed session — did not return requests for comment.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
It’s expected to last until a UC Regent closed session meeting on Thursday, or longer.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
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Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
The Germantown School Board accepted his resignation after a closed session meeting.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
If the matters to be handled by the committee are executive session items, the formation of the committee itself still should be an open session item, which informs the membership that some closed session items will not be handled by the entire board of directors.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
City officials are expected to share more about next steps following a closed session of Independence City Council Tuesday night.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
Supervisors Jim Desmond and Terra Lawson-Remer — who were on the Board of Supervisors when the panel was briefed about Heredia’s case in a closed session — did not return requests for comment.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
It’s expected to last until a UC Regent closed session meeting on Thursday, or longer.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Closed session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed%20session. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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