closed door en · ADJ
Etymology
Metaphor of an isolated room, behind doors that are closed.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) 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.
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, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| closed-door | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
behind closed doors · with closed doors
Translations (1)
hu zárt ajtós (not open to participation by non-members or the public)