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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At the end of most board meetings, our board will recess for executive session and then reconvene the meeting and continue to conduct business.
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Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
The council later went into executive session and returned in agreement to open applications, saying that a council of four does not leave room for absences given that a quorum of four is necessary to act on agenda items.
—Rachel Royster, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Among their votes during an executive session on May 29, the budget committee voted to fund a youth volunteer firefighter training program and to pay for Department of Safety and Professional Services call center staff who help credential holders.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 29 May 2025
The order to approve the appointment beyond the 120-day term, which would have ended Aug. 5, was entered on Thursday by U.S. District Chief Judge Virginia Kendall after the full court met in executive session Monday.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
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Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
The council later went into executive session and returned in agreement to open applications, saying that a council of four does not leave room for absences given that a quorum of four is necessary to act on agenda items.
—Rachel Royster, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Among their votes during an executive session on May 29, the budget committee voted to fund a youth volunteer firefighter training program and to pay for Department of Safety and Professional Services call center staff who help credential holders.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 29 May 2025
The order to approve the appointment beyond the 120-day term, which would have ended Aug. 5, was entered on Thursday by U.S. District Chief Judge Virginia Kendall after the full court met in executive session Monday.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
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“Executive session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20session. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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