closed groups and open groups — These terms are sometimes applied to social groups or organizations which have (respectively) fairly impermeable boundaries, and therefore little interaction with outsiders, or permeable boundaries with few barriers to relations with outsiders.… … Dictionary of sociology
groups, closed and open — See closed groups and open groups … Dictionary of sociology
Closed User Group — Closed User Groups are groups of GSM mobile telephone subscribers who can only make calls and receive calls from members within the group. Any other calls would be rejected. This service is NOT applicable to Short messaging service (SMS). A… … Wikipedia
Closed User Group (CUG) — Closed User Groups are groups of mobile telephone subscribers who can only make calls and receive calls from members within the group. Any other calls would be rejected. This service is NOT applicable to Short messaging service (SMS).A subscriber … Wikipedia
closed — [ klouzd ] adjective ** ▸ 1 covering passage/hole ▸ 2 not doing business ▸ 3 not allowed to everyone ▸ 4 not considering ideas ▸ 5 with fixed number of something ▸ 6 forming complete circle ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) if a door, window, lid, etc. is closed … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
closed communion — Closed communion is the practice of limiting the Lord s Supper to members in good standing of the church. In denominations with an episcopal or presbyterial polity, communion may be limited to members of the denomination. In those with a… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
Closed communion — Part of the series on Communion also known as The Eucharist , The Lord s Supper Divine Liturgy or Sacrament Theology Real Presence Transubstantiation Transignification Sacramental Union Memorialism Consubstantiation Impanation Consecrat … Wikipedia
closed */*/ — UK [kləʊzd] / US [kloʊzd] adjective 1) if a door, window, lid etc is closed, it is covering an open area, passage, or hole closed curtains All the doors are closed and locked. tightly closed/closed tight: Keep your eyes tightly closed. 2) not… … English dictionary
Closed circle — This article is about the closed circle argument. For books titled The Closed Circle, see The Closed Circle (disambiguation). For the concept in detective fiction, see closed circle of suspects. A closed circle argument is one that is… … Wikipedia
closed shop — {n. phr.} 1. A plant or factory that employs only union workers. * /Our firm has been fighting the closed shop policy for many years now./ 2. A profession or line of work dominated by followers of a certain mode of thinking and behaving that does … Dictionary of American idioms
closed shop — {n. phr.} 1. A plant or factory that employs only union workers. * /Our firm has been fighting the closed shop policy for many years now./ 2. A profession or line of work dominated by followers of a certain mode of thinking and behaving that does … Dictionary of American idioms