closed session
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Definition
- Noun:
- A private meeting: A "closed session" is a formal meeting, typically of an official or legislative body, that is not open to the public or the press.
- A confidential proceeding: It refers to a session where the discussions, deliberations, or testimony are kept secret from non-participants to ensure privacy, security, or candor.
Usage
- Noun:
- The committee went into a closed session to discuss the sensitive security matter.
- The judge called for a closed session to protect the identity of the minor witness.
Advanced Usage
- "To hold a closed session": To conduct a private, confidential meeting.
- The board of directors will hold a closed session to review the CEO's performance.
- "In closed session": Describes the state or condition of meeting privately.
- The senators debated the treaty in closed session for over three hours.
Variants and Related Words
- Executive session (n): Often used synonymously with "closed session," especially in parliamentary or corporate contexts, to mean a private meeting of a deliberative assembly.
- The council moved into executive session to discuss the legal dispute.
- In camera session (n): A legal term, from Latin, meaning a session in private, typically in a judge's chambers.
- The hearing was conducted in camera to discuss classified evidence.
Synonyms
- Private meeting: A gathering not open to the public.
- Confidential hearing: A formal proceeding where information is kept secret.
Related Phrases
- Behind closed doors: An adverbial phrase describing an event happening in private, similar to a closed session.
- The negotiations took place behind closed doors.
Noun
- a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public