closed door

adj

Etymology

Metaphor of an isolated room, behind doors that are closed.

Definitions

  1. Not open to participation by non-members or the public.

    • The leaders held a closed door meeting to decide on a future course of action in the case.
    • […] 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA