closed door
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Metaphor of an isolated room, behind doors that are closed.
Adjective[edit]
closed door (not comparable)
- Not open to participation by non-members or the public.
- Synonyms: behind closed doors, with closed doors
- The leaders held a closed door meeting to decide on a future course of action in the case.
- 2023 April 27, Jim Robbins, Mike Baker, Jacey Fortin, “A Transgender Lawmaker Is Exiled as Montana G.O.P. Flexes New Power”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- […] a former Republican lawmaker who left the Legislature earlier this year after she clashed with party leaders over a series of proposed transgender bills and closed-door meetings, she said, devolved into yelling and name-calling.
Translations[edit]
not open to participation by non-members or the public
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