executive session
noun
: a usually closed session (as of a legislative body) that functions as an executive council (as of the U.S. Senate when considering appointments or the ratification of treaties)
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While there was no vote taken in executive session, Robinson judged that Mayor Quinton Lucas and at least three other council members were unwilling to get rid of Platt on Thursday.
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Massport’s March 5 response came the same day that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which Cruz chairs, voted in an executive session to vote on a subpoena authorization.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
After an executive session lasting nearly an hour and a half, all board members but Smith returned to the dais.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
An executive session is when a government body, which is mandated by state law to conduct meetings in public if a quorum is present, can discuss matters such as employment, litigation and collective bargaining out of public view.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Massport’s March 5 response came the same day that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which Cruz chairs, voted in an executive session to vote on a subpoena authorization.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
After an executive session lasting nearly an hour and a half, all board members but Smith returned to the dais.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
An executive session is when a government body, which is mandated by state law to conduct meetings in public if a quorum is present, can discuss matters such as employment, litigation and collective bargaining out of public view.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Executive session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20session. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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