closed-door
adjective
: barring public and press
a closed-door session of the investigating committee
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Warner landed multiple closed-door meetings with President Harry Truman.
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Chris Yogerst / Made By History, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk was asked during closed-door Capitol Hill meetings to put federal budget cuts to a vote in Congress, CNN reported.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Rep. Rich Hudson, R-N.C., advised Republican lawmakers during a closed-door meeting near the Capitol Tuesday to stop conducting in-person town halls.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Representative Richard Hudson, chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, also conveyed the message during a closed-door meeting with House Republicans, according to three sources who spoke anonymously to Politico about the private discussion.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Chris Yogerst / Made By History, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk was asked during closed-door Capitol Hill meetings to put federal budget cuts to a vote in Congress, CNN reported.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2025
National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Rep. Rich Hudson, R-N.C., advised Republican lawmakers during a closed-door meeting near the Capitol Tuesday to stop conducting in-person town halls.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Representative Richard Hudson, chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, also conveyed the message during a closed-door meeting with House Republicans, according to three sources who spoke anonymously to Politico about the private discussion.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Closed-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed-door. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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