open session
Meeting anyone attends
An open session is a meeting or proceeding conducted publicly rather than behind closed doors.
Courts, legislatures, and committees may hold open sessions where observers, press, or the general public can attend: The committee will discuss the matter in open session.
The opposite is a closed or executive session, where attendance is restricted.
- publicAvailable to all
- town hallLocal government headquarters
- meetingGathering for discussion
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- public commentCitizen input at hearings
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- meetingsmeeting, AGM, meet, attendee, meetings
- official gatheringsparliament, senate, council, legislature, convention
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- board meetingsagenda, minutes, adjourn, adjournment, chairman
- committeescommittee, budget committee, ethics committee, standing committee, finance committee
- Congressional proceedingshearings, votes, debates, roll call, testimony
open sessionclosed session
Private official gathering
closed meeting · private session · executive session · in camera · behind closed doors
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