closed-door

closed-door

(used as a modifier before a noun) Not open to or in view of the public; private and/or secret. There have been a lot of closed-door meetings recently to discuss the sale of the company.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • open the door for (someone or something)
  • on the knocker
  • crack the door
  • crack the door (open)
  • open
  • answer the door
  • a closed door
  • on the jar
  • open the door to
  • open the door to (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
However, the China-Pakistan axis failed at the UNSC closed-door meeting when a majority of the Council members including Russia refused to take up the Kashmir matter and rejected the Chinese position.
Polyanskiy represented the Government of Russian Federation at the UNSC's closed-door consultation on Pakistan's plea for an emergency session of the Council to discuss India's recent moves to strip Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and divide the territory into two union territories.
But let's face it, closed-door conversations are not always about catastrophes.
The closed-door interviews would be conducted only if there would a need to ask about their statement of assets, liabilities and networth (SALN) and to discuss other personal matters.
FIBA also placed the country under a probationary period of three years, meaning that the Philippines could have another closed-door affair if the incident similar to the one in Bocaue happens for the second time.
In March, Gideon who is the Kanu leader and Joho - both with presidential ambitions - had a closed-door meeting at Joho's office in Mombasa.
Last week's Europa League exit to Progres leaves the Ibrox side without any competitive matches leading up to the clash but closed-door fixtures will be hastily arranged.
Darwish bin Ismaeel bin Ali al-Balushi, Minister Responsible for Financial Affairs and Hamoud bin Sanjour al-Zadjali, Executive President of the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) and members of the delegations participating in the conference took part in the closed-door meetings.
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasides will brief MPs on the Cyprus reunification talks during a closed-door session of the House plenum, it was decided on Thursday.
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's foreign minister and nuclear chief both told a closed-door session of the parliament on Tuesday that the country would inject UF6 gas into the latest generation of its centrifuge machines as soon as a final nuclear deal goes into effect by Tehran and the six world powers.
Sulaymaniyah / NINA / An Iranian delegation, headed by Iran's ambassador to Iraq, Hassan Danaii held a closed-door meeting with the Coordinator General of the Kurdish Tagyeer Movement , Nushirwan Mustafa in Sulaymaniyah.
Kuwait, Dec10(BNA) The Arabian Gulf leaders tonight concluded the first closed-door session of the 34th GCC Summit, under the chairmanship of the Amir of Kuwait His Highness Shaikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
THE closed-door session of the National Dialogue held last week was fruitful and positive, Education Minister Dr Majid Al Nuaimi said yesterday.
"As the meeting was a closed-door one, I cannot imagine the details of the discussion.
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Thursday urged the government to hold a closed-door meeting with Army chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani to formulate a counter-terrorism policy.