behind closed doors

1. In secret, privately. For example, The nominating committee always meets behind closed doors, lest its deliberations become known prematurely. Also see behind the scenes.

Example Sentences

That includes home matches behind closed doors for Croatia, Georgia and Romania.

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These carry a threat of having no away fans at a game, partial stadium closures or playing behind closed doors.

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Internally, they were dealt with quietly, behind closed doors, and with the apparent result that everyone came away satisfied it had been resolved in the best possible way.

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The reported push behind closed doors comes after the president publicly demanded the firing of another CNN reporter.

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The BBC understands a complaint about Whitford was made to the council's monitoring officer in October, and that the matter was discussed at a meeting of the council member conduct panel behind closed doors on Monday.

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