: barring public and press
a closed-door session of the investigating committee

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The remarks came at a closed-door JPMorgan event in Washington, D.C., a person in the room told CNBC, and were first reported by Bloomberg News . Jesse Pound, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025 The test of these changes — some of which were only finalized three years ago — will come in the closed-door power brokering that goes on around the conclave, which will elect a new pope. Howard Chua-Eoan, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025 Over a holiday weekend, Sheinbaum held half a dozen closed-door meetings with cabinet members. Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025 In 2024, Francis used a homophobic slur while reiterating those fears in two separate closed-door meetings with bishops. Samantha Riedel, Them., 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for closed-door

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of closed-door was in 1950

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“Closed-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed-door. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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