closed meetings
Not open sessions
Closed meetings are gatherings restricted to specific participants, excluding the general public or press.
The term appears in two main contexts: organizational meetings open only to members AA holds both open and closed meetings, and government or corporate sessions conducted privately, often controversially: The committee held closed meetings to discuss the settlement.
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- executive sessionPrivate governmental meeting
- smoke-filled roomSecret political negotiation venue
- secretConcealed information
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Gatherings with unrestricted attendance
public meetings · open hearings · public hearings · town halls · public forums
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