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noun Government.

a session, generally closed to the public, of a legislative body or its leaders.

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Origin of executive session

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Words nearby executive session

Executive Office of the President, executive officer, executive order, executive privilege, executive secretary, executive session, executor, executory, executrix, exedra, exegesis

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How to use executive session in a sentence

Elsie had left this question to Captain Eri for settlement, and the trio and Mrs. Snow went into executive session immediately.
Cap'n Eri|Joseph Crosby Lincoln
The motion for an executive session was lost,—Yeas 15, Nays 22.
Charles Sumner; His Complete Works, Volume XI (of 20)|Charles Sumner
He made the charge also that Tipton had been guilty of divulging the vote on the treaty, taken in executive session.
The Life of Lyman Trumbull|Horace White
The Senate is so open when it is engaged on legislative work; but it is closed to the public when engaged in executive session.
North America, Volume II (of 2)|Anthony Trollope

I would rather do that in executive session—that one piece of testimony.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for executive session

executive session

noun US government

a session of the Senate for the discussion of executive business, such as the ratification of treaties: formerly held in secret

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