closed-door
adjective
: barring public and press
a closed-door session of the investigating committee
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The remark, said to have been made during a closed-door meeting last Monday, was first reported by Italian news and gossip site Dagospia and then affirmed by Italian newspapers la Repubblica and Corriere della Sera, which each cited unnamed firsthand sources.
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Chad De Guzman, TIME, 28 May 2024
Pope Francis has issued an apology for using a derogatory term referring to gay men during a closed-door discussion among bishops earlier this month.
—Jason Derose, NPR, 28 May 2024
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Chad De Guzman, TIME, 28 May 2024
Pope Francis has issued an apology for using a derogatory term referring to gay men during a closed-door discussion among bishops earlier this month.
—Jason Derose, NPR, 28 May 2024
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“Closed-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed-door. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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