closed-door
adjective
: barring public and press
a closed-door session of the investigating committee
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Among the events scheduled are a House Ways and Means hearing on crypto tax policy, a Dodd-Frank retrospective touching on decentralized finance, and ongoing closed-door meetings between Senate staff and industry stakeholders.
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Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The investigation will include many more closed-door interviews over the next few months.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2025
One after another in that closed-door setting expressed the view that these sanctions have to be tough and rigorous to change behavior.
—CBS News, 13 July 2025
Suu Kyi has been in military custody since, and is serving a 27-year jail sentence following a closed-door trial that critics say was a sham and designed to remove the popular leader and longtime foe of the military from political life.
—Heather Law, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
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Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The investigation will include many more closed-door interviews over the next few months.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2025
One after another in that closed-door setting expressed the view that these sanctions have to be tough and rigorous to change behavior.
—CBS News, 13 July 2025
Suu Kyi has been in military custody since, and is serving a 27-year jail sentence following a closed-door trial that critics say was a sham and designed to remove the popular leader and longtime foe of the military from political life.
—Heather Law, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
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“Closed-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed-door. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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