closed-door

adjective

ˈklōz(d)-ˈdȯr How to pronounce closed-door (audio)
Synonyms of closed-doornext
: barring public and press
a closed-door session of the investigating committee

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Rubio, who is also Trump’s national security adviser, was one of three U.S. officials to participate in a closed-door meeting with the Russian delegation on Friday in Alaska. — Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025 The revelation was made by House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) after Barr testified in a closed-door interview during the House Oversight Committee’s investigation of the federal government’s handling of Epstein’s case. — Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2025 It has been reported that manager Dave Roberts, Betts, and Freeman met in a closed-door meeting after the game. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 After the game, Los Angeles Times reporter Jack Harris noted that six-time Gold Glove Award outfielder Mookie Betts held a closed-door meeting with manager Dave Roberts and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman in Roberts' office. — Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025 After Trump's closed-door meeting with Zelenskyy, the two presidents walked to a different part of the White House where seven other European leaders were waiting. — Kyler Alvord, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025 Court filings for a case seeking the removal of three Keller school board trustees under the same Local Government Code statute put Davis at the center of closed-door discussions last year on the legal process for splitting the district. — Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2025 November 12, 2024 In a reversal, the Biden administration tells environmental groups in a closed-door meeting that the U.S. will no longer back production caps as part of the plastics treaty. — Joseph Winters, Wired News, 16 Aug. 2025 In a press conference after the closed-door talk, Trump appeared to publicly reject U.S. intelligence community findings of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and to accept Putin's denial of the interference. — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025

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 10 Jul. 2026.

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