closed-door
adjective
: barring public and press
a closed-door session of the investigating committee
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The toilet room doesn't include a sink or shower but serves simply as a private closed-door space for using the portable composting or cassette toilet.
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New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2025
Last week, the judge ordered the transcript of a closed-door hearing regarding the defense's opposition to investigative genetic genealogy evidence to be made public, at least in part.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
The Warriors had a closed-door meeting in the locker room Wednesday as news of the trade was getting out; coach Steve Kerr met with the team during the period that the room is typically open to reporters before games.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Some Republican lawmakers attempted to make sense of the comments in a closed-door meeting with Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Wednesday.
—Lucas Lilieholm, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
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New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2025
Last week, the judge ordered the transcript of a closed-door hearing regarding the defense's opposition to investigative genetic genealogy evidence to be made public, at least in part.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
The Warriors had a closed-door meeting in the locker room Wednesday as news of the trade was getting out; coach Steve Kerr met with the team during the period that the room is typically open to reporters before games.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Some Republican lawmakers attempted to make sense of the comments in a closed-door meeting with Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Wednesday.
—Lucas Lilieholm, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Closed-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed-door. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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