🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

非公開会議

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hi-kou-kai kai-gi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Closed-door meeting/ˈkləʊzdˌdɔːr ˈmiː.tɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"閣僚たちは重要な決定を下すため非公開会議を開いた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A meeting conducted in private, without the presence of the public, press, or unauthorized personnel.

    "The committee held a closed-door meeting to discuss the sensitive security report."
  2. 2

    A confidential gathering of executives, diplomats, or officials to negotiate matters away from public scrutiny.

    "After hours of closed-door meetings, the negotiators finally reached a tentative agreement."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the literal practice of physically closing doors to restrict access to a room where confidential discussions take place. The phrase combines the Middle English adjective 'closed' with 'door', paired with the Old English root 'mētan' (to meet), evolving into a standard political and corporate idiom by the 19th century to denote secrecy and privacy in deliberation.

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🇫🇷French → English

réunion à huis clos

Transliteration: reyon-ee-ohn ah hwee klo

"Le conseil a tenu une réunion à huis clos pour examiner le dossier."

🇩🇪German → English

Sitzung hinter verschlossenen Türen

Transliteration: zit-tsung hin-ter fer-shlo-se-nen tyu-ren

"Die Verhandlungen fanden in einer Sitzung hinter verschlossenen Türen statt."

🇮🇹Italian → English

riunione a porte chiuse

Transliteration: ryoo-nyo-ne ah por-te kyoo-ze

"Hanno tenuto una riunione a porte chiuse per discutere la questione."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

reunión a puerta cerrada

Transliteration: re-u-nyon ah pwer-ta se-ra-da

"La junta directiva celebró una reunión a puerta cerrada."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

reunião a portas fechadas

Transliteration: hew-nee-owng ah por-tash fe-sha-dash

"O comitê realizou uma reunião a portas fechadas."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

बंद कमरे की बैठक

Transliteration: band kamre ki baithak

"संवेदनशील मुद्दों पर एक बंद कमरे की बैठक आयोजित की गई।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

闭门会议

Transliteration: bì mén huì yì

"委员会举行了一场闭门会议来讨论战略计划。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

비공개 회의

Transliteration: bi-gong-gae hoe-ui

"이사회는 중요한 안건을 논의하기 위해 비공개 회의를 개최했다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

非公開会議

Transliteration: hi-kou-kai kai-gi

"閣僚たちは重要な決定を下すため非公開会議を開いた。"

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