executive session
noun
: a usually closed session (as of a legislative body) that functions as an executive council (as of the U.S. Senate when considering appointments or the ratification of treaties)
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The $400,000 settlement was approved by the City Council in executive session.
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Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
The Corporation Commission voted to censure Anna Tovar, its lone Democratic member, for allegedly violating confidentiality laws by disclosing information from an executive session.
—Axios Phoenix, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Lee presented a 43-page report to the council in executive session on Nov. 12, when the council provided City Manager Sylvia Carrillo’s annual performance review.
—Aaron Sullivan, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
The civil suit, filed in Barnstable Superior Court on Thursday, is requesting the votes taken in executive session, allegedly on April 4 and June 13, to be nullified and set aside.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 20 July 2024
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Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
The Corporation Commission voted to censure Anna Tovar, its lone Democratic member, for allegedly violating confidentiality laws by disclosing information from an executive session.
—Axios Phoenix, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Lee presented a 43-page report to the council in executive session on Nov. 12, when the council provided City Manager Sylvia Carrillo’s annual performance review.
—Aaron Sullivan, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
The civil suit, filed in Barnstable Superior Court on Thursday, is requesting the votes taken in executive session, allegedly on April 4 and June 13, to be nullified and set aside.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 20 July 2024
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“Executive session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/executive%20session. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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