The officers of the club held a closed-door meeting.
The committee decided on a closed-door rule for the investigation.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
closed-door — ˌclosed ˈdoor adjective [only before a noun] closed door meetings, talks etc take place privately and are not open to members of the public : • Top business leaders had a closed door meeting with the Prime Minister. • The Senate held a closed… … Financial and business terms
closed-door — adj [only before noun] closed door meetings or talks take place secretly … Dictionary of contemporary English
closed-door — closed′ door′ adj. held in strict privacy; not open to the press or public: a closed door meeting of executives[/ex] • Etymology: 1930–35 … From formal English to slang
closed-door — adjective held in private, with no reporters or members of the public allowed in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
closed-door — adjective not open to the public a closed door meeting • Similar to: ↑private * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : done or carried on in a closed session barring public and press a closed door session of the investigating committee * * * /klohzd dawr ,… … Useful english dictionary
closed-door — {adj.} Away from the public; in private or in secret; limited to a few. * /The officers of the club held a closed door meeting./ * /The committee decided on a closed door rule for the investigation./ Compare: IN PRIVATE … Dictionary of American idioms
closed-door — {adj.} Away from the public; in private or in secret; limited to a few. * /The officers of the club held a closed door meeting./ * /The committee decided on a closed door rule for the investigation./ Compare: IN PRIVATE … Dictionary of American idioms
Closed Door — A puerta cerrada Directed by Pedro Escudero Produced by Fernando Ayala, Héctor Olivera Written by Pedro Escudero Starring Carlos … Wikipedia
closed-door — a closed door event is one that is secret and not open to the public. At a special closed door session of the UN, the ambassador confirmed the withdrawal of his country s troops. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
closed-door — adjective Date: 1950 barring public and press < a closed door session of the investigating committee > … New Collegiate Dictionary
