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.
Examples of closed session in a Sentence
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According to the agenda, the matter will be discussed during a closed session.
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Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Jonathan Groat said there was nothing to report from the closed session.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Police Commission members before Thursday’s meeting met in closed session to discuss Miller’s case.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
According to the Kansas Open Meetings Act, Wyandotte County commissioners may discuss the project with their attorneys during a private, closed session meeting.
—Sofi Zeman
january 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
The second alteration combined the public comment for both the consent agenda and closed session sections.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
While board members voted to require a full report outlining what went wrong, the findings were later discussed in closed session and the outcome was not publicly disclosed.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 20 Dec. 2025
When the hearing began, Judge Tony Graf immediately moved the court into closed session and kicked the public out of the room.
—Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
The City Council voted to approve a tentative $30 million settlement in closed session in late September.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
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Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Jonathan Groat said there was nothing to report from the closed session.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Police Commission members before Thursday’s meeting met in closed session to discuss Miller’s case.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
According to the Kansas Open Meetings Act, Wyandotte County commissioners may discuss the project with their attorneys during a private, closed session meeting.
—Sofi Zeman
january 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
The second alteration combined the public comment for both the consent agenda and closed session sections.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
While board members voted to require a full report outlining what went wrong, the findings were later discussed in closed session and the outcome was not publicly disclosed.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 20 Dec. 2025
When the hearing began, Judge Tony Graf immediately moved the court into closed session and kicked the public out of the room.
—Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
The City Council voted to approve a tentative $30 million settlement in closed session in late September.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Closed session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed%20session. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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