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

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The Wall Street Journal reported that investigators from HHS interviewed Armstrong on April 1 during a closed-door deposition following her resignation on March 28. Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025 New Composers and Casting Clubs have been added this year while as Broadcasters Conclave will see fiction directors from European public and private broadcasters thrash out in closed-door exchange the burning challenges of today. John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025 The Senate Armed Services Committee advanced Colby’s nomination last week in a closed-door vote. Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025 Or a manager who defended you in closed-door meetings, perhaps changing the narrative about why a project was not as successful as hoped. John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for closed-door

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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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 25 Apr. 2025.

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