Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not open or accessible to the public; held in privacy.
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- adjective not open to the public
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Examples
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On Friday, Russia unexpectedly interrupted a Security Council meeting on peacekeeping to call a closed-door session at which it surprised Western diplomats by presenting its alternative draft.
Russia Introduces Competing U.N. Draft on Syria Joe Lauria 2011
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Quade called a closed-door meeting after Chicago blew a four-run lead and lost 7-4 Monday night.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The anemic output in part prompted manager Ned Yost to call a closed-door meeting a couple of hours before the first pitch.
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Tom Coughlin and have what General Manager Jerry Reese called a "closed-door, face-to-face, heart-to-heart meeting."
NYT > Home Page By MIKE TANIER 2011
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The elite, closed-door Alfalfa Club dinner - now available on YouTube?
Alfalfa Club broadcasts itself Post 2011
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The president meets with Senate Democratic leaders at the White House today in a closed-door session.
New spokesman stepping up to White House podium Perry Bacon Jr. 2011
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In North Carolina, a 13-year-old was pulled out of class for a closed-door meeting with police officers and the principal, where he was urged to do the right thing and eventually implicated himself in a recent burglary.
Supreme Court confronts conflict between constitutional rights and protecting children 2011
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Last month, House Republicans invited Christie to a closed-door strategy meeting.
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie becoming a national hero of GOP Perry Bacon Jr. 2010
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In North Carolina, a 13-year-old was pulled out of class for a closed-door meeting with police officers and the principal, where he was urged to do the right thing and eventually implicated himself in a recent burglary.
Supreme Court confronts conflict between constitutional rights and protecting children 2011
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The exact language Petraeus used in the closed-door session is not known, and neither is the precise message he meant to convey.
Petraeus's comments on coalition attack reportedly offend Karzai government 2011
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Closed-door romances are romances where the sex in the story takes place off the page, i.e. behind a closed door.
Closed-Door Romance: What's the Point? | Mimi Matthews Mimi Matthews 2023
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