situation room

noun

1. a room at a military or political headquarters where the latest information on a military or political situation is channeled.

Word History and Origins

Origin of situation room¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

He summoned Boebert to the Situation Room to discuss the matter.

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White House officials attempted to thwart the effort to release the files Wednesday, holding a tense meeting with a GOP congresswoman in the White House Situation Room, a move the administration said demonstrated its willingness “to sit down with members of Congress to address their concerns.”

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From the forward station watching the Pacific—the 49th Missile Defense Battalion in Alaska—to the White House Situation Room and the underground bunker of Strategic Command in Nebraska, Ms. Bigelow and screenwriter Noah Oppenheim look at serious, committed professionals aided by top-tier technology who are ultimately unable to do anything except watch as the rocket and its nuclear warhead advance upon us.

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Her supervisor, played by Nicole Kidman, dresses down generals in the situation room.

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“We obviously were always trying to get the story from different elements. And there was a freedom, but everybody had badges with them. At the White House, I never walked into the Oval Office or the Situation Room.”

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