CLOSED-DOOR Definition & Meaning

closed-door

[ klohzd-dawr, -dohr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

held in strict privacy; not open to the press or the public:
a closed-door strategy meeting of banking executives.

closed-door

adjective

private; barred to members of the public
a closed-door meeting

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of closed-door¹

First recorded in 1930–35

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And drivers want the California attorney general and the labor commissioner to take their demands into account during the closed-door talks.

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Earlier, the prime minister held a closed-door meeting with senior military officers from nations of the "coalition of the willing" to draw up plans.

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A closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council discussed Iran's nuclear programme on Wednesday.

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The particulars of the negotiations with the owners of the Sears property were a main topic of a closed-door Pali board session that lasted for about 90 minutes.

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The Board of Supervisors also held a closed-door meeting to discuss litigation over fire debris from being taken to Calabasas.

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