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closed-door

[ klohzd-dawr, -dohr ]

adjective

  1. held in strict privacy; not open to the press or the public:

    a closed-door strategy meeting of banking executives.



closed-door

adjective

  1. private; barred to members of the public

    a closed-door meeting

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of closed-door1

First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences

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.

Fists clenched, he stood staring at the closed door, and his fresh color slowly deserted him and left him pale.

Now, all Jess could see were two thick chunks of wood nailed securely to the closed door opposite the open one.

Mrs. Walbridge sat still for several minutes, staring at the closed door, a strange look on her pale face.

Then Von Rosen sat again alone in his study, and now, in spite of the closed door, he heard noises above stairs.

He was master of this mysterious foe beyond the closed door.

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