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closed-end investment company
closed fracture
closed interval
closed loop
closed-minded
closed mortgage
closed season
closed set
closed shop
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closedown
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closed shop
closed shop (plural closed shops)


noun 
Definition:
 
employment for union members only: a place of work in which the employer has agreed to employ only members of a particular labor union.
See also  open shopunion shop
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