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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Quirk also allegedly violated the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law, by releasing to the public information discussed in a City Council closed session about bids on a city project and how members voted, according to the report.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
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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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
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 23 May. 2025.
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