closed session

collocation in English

meaningsofclosedandsession

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closed
adjective
uk
/kləʊzd/us
/kloʊzd/
not ...
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session
noun
uk
/ˈseʃ.ən/us
/ˈseʃ.ən/
a formal meeting or series of meetings of an organization such as a parliament or a court ...
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(Definition ofclosedandsessionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofclosed session

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The jury then analyzed all the arguments during a two-dayclosedsessionbefore coming to their conclusions.
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Will the trial take place inclosedsession?
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There is no entitlement to receive confidential documents relating to items discussed inclosedsession.
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They are not to be orchestrated events with decisions taken inclosedsession.
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During theclosedsessionof the assembly's political committee, seven out of 10 speakers opposed deployment.
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He has also offered to attend that committee to answer questions in aclosedsession.
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I am glad that he has had a rethink about considering matters inclosedsession.
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I was present for almost all of the open session, and part of theclosedsession.
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They had had a very interestingclosedsessionbefore meeting me.
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He was questioned at length, although some of this was inclosedsession.
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The report is based on the evidence taken in both open andclosedsessionand is published in full.
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The duration of theclosedsessionwas four and a half hours and that of the open session one hour.
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This inevitably means that a large number of electors are not really represented when the council meets inclosedsession.
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However, how on earth will private meetings of executives—inclosedsession—help the participation of the public?
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There is no entitlement to receive or have access to confidential documents relating to items discussed inclosedsession.
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He asked about the way in which the resolution is taken for the board to meet inclosedsession.
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Discussions relating to individual patients or personnel are obvious instances when aclosedsessionmight be appropriate.
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Therefore, there is the possibility in rare circumstances—and they should be rare—to have evidence taken inclosedsession.
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The evidence should be taken on oath, separately, and probably inclosedsession, so that people cannot collude.
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After pleading guilty, he was sentenced in aclosedsession.
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It seems that it would also be possible—a view supported by a number of speakers—for a single party executive to meet inclosedsession.
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Inclosedsessionthe company would then submit to the committee that certain information should not be disclosed because it fell into a particular category.
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I was trying to explain that we need some way of being able to share our concerns and aclosedsessionis one such way.
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These nominees will meet inclosedsessionand decide what local councils decide for themselves now —what the rents of local authority houses will be.
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That is local government jargon for whether that part of the report is considered in secret, inclosedsession, or in open session.
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