held in strict privacy; not open to the press or the public
a closed-door strategy meeting of banking executives
Word origin
[1930–35]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boondoggle, cloverleaf, hypercorrection, logical positivism, video
Examples of 'closed-door' in a sentence
closed-door
Never mind, May thought, he's a closed-door politician, and I'm a woman of the people.
Richard Francis PROSPECT HILL (2003)
It's not a closed-door topic, though.
The Sun (2018)
And he did not play in pre-season games, except one closed-door friendly.
The Sun (2015)
The band have traditionally operated a closed-door policy when writing and recording.
The Sun (2012)
He had been due to submit evidence yesterday afternoon to a closed-door hearing in congress.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Instead, bizarrely, he arranged a closed-door meeting with union representatives in the centre of town.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He insisted on the eve of the closed-door meeting that 'one shouldn't run away' from a debate.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The club were also threatened with an extra closed-door match, which was suspended for three years.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Saturday's closed-door ceremony was almost a non-event, as one third of the 27 winners failed to show.
Globe and Mail (2003)
The closed-door process in which the commanding officer acts as prosecutor and judge can result in a criminal record.