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closed 
1  adj A closed group of people does not welcome new people or ideas from outside. 
usu ADJ n  (Antonym: open)  It was to be a closed circle of no more than twelve women..., It is a closed society in the sense that they've not been exposed to many things.  
2 
 →  close 
 →  a closed book 
 →  book 
 →  behind closed doors 
 →  door 

closed-circuit  , closed circuit 
A closed-circuit television or video system is one that operates within a limited area such as a building.  adj ADJ n 
There's a closed-circuit television camera in the reception area.  
closed shop   (closed shops plural )If a factory, shop, or other business is a closed shop, the employees must be members of a particular trade union.  (BUSINESS)  n-count 
...the trade union which they are required to join under the closed shop agreement.  

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