secretive gatherings
Hush-hush group assemblies
Secretive gatherings are meetings held covertly, often to discuss matters participants want kept from others.
The phrase suggests something between privacy and conspiracy—a book club meets privately, but secretive gatherings of party officials implies hidden agendas or excluded outsiders.
The secrecy may be protective, subversive, or simply exclusive.
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- cloak and daggerInvolving secrecy and intrigue
- hiddenKept out of sight
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
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secretive gatheringspublic forums
Open spaces for discourse
open meetings · public assemblies · town halls · press conferences · open houses
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