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executive session

 
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–noun Government.
a session, generally closed to the public, of a legislative body or its leaders.
Origin:
1830–40, Americanism
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executive session  
n.  A session, as of a legislature or committee, often closed to the public, in which executive business is transacted.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: executive session
Function: noun
: a closed session (as of the U.S. Senate) in which executive business (as consideration of appointments or ratification of treaties) is taken care of —compare LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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