closed-door
adjective
: barring public and press
a closed-door session of the investigating committee
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An advanced copy was sent to the council, which has scheduled a closed-door meeting on Monday and a public discussion on Wednesday about the situation in Haiti.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
During that closed-door process, the county reports, Corpus and her attorneys were given a chance to respond to the supervisors’ allegations.
—Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
Despite the unrelenting pressure coming from Trump and Majority Leader John Thune to finish the bill before next week’s July 4 recess, there are not currently 50 votes to advance the bill on the floor, multiple senators said after a closed-door lunch on Wednesday.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
But senators emerged from a closed-door briefing on the status of the megabill Monday night saying some of their biggest hurdles remain.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 24 June 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
During that closed-door process, the county reports, Corpus and her attorneys were given a chance to respond to the supervisors’ allegations.
—Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
Despite the unrelenting pressure coming from Trump and Majority Leader John Thune to finish the bill before next week’s July 4 recess, there are not currently 50 votes to advance the bill on the floor, multiple senators said after a closed-door lunch on Wednesday.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
But senators emerged from a closed-door briefing on the status of the megabill Monday night saying some of their biggest hurdles remain.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 24 June 2025
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“Closed-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed-door. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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