closed-door
[klohzd-dawr, -dohr]
- held in strict privacy; not open to the press or the public: a closed-door strategy meeting of banking executives.
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Origin of closed-door
First recorded in 1930–35
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In closed-door hearing with U.S. congressmen, Kerry said U.S. policy in Syria is failing.
“Jaafari was insulting Brahimi in the closed-door negotiations,” another diplomatic source said.
The closed-door powwow promises to be an electrifying exercise in spleen venting, thrust upon them by their Senate brethren.
Issa once promised that he would release all the transcripts of his closed-door proceedings.
The President spent time in closed-door meetings with Prime Minister Netanyahu discussing Syria and Iran.
closed-door
- private; barred to members of the publica closed-door meeting
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