: barring public and press
a closed-door session of the investigating committee

Examples of closed-door in a Sentence

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for closed-door

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of closed-door was in 1950

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“Closed-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed-door. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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