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  Chambers

  noun

  Robert, 1802–71, Scottish publisher and editor.
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  chambers

  plural noun

  a judge's room for hearing cases not taken in open court

Chambers

American  

[cheym-berz] / ˈtʃeɪm bərz /

noun

1. Robert, 1802–71, Scottish publisher and editor.

2. Robert William, 1865–1933, U.S. novelist and illustrator.

3. Whittaker Jay David Chambers, 1901–61, U.S. journalist, Communist spy, and accuser of Alger Hiss.

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chambers British  

/ ˈtʃeɪmbəz /

plural noun

1. a judge's room for hearing cases not taken in open court

2. (in England) the set of rooms occupied by barristers where clients are interviewed (in London, mostly in the Inns of Court)

3. archaic a suite of rooms; apartments

4. (in the US) the private office of a judge

5. law

   1. in the privacy of a judge's chambers

   2. Former name for sense 5: in camera.  in a court not open to the public

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Example Sentences

He moved to London to join Doughty Street Chambers, where he worked alongside Keir Starmer and the pair have been friends since.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Harry Chambers, an economist at the London-based research group Capital Economics, said he thought the SNB would keep interest rates unchanged "over the next couple of years".

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

The pair's friendship began in 1996 when they were both barristers at Doughty Street Chambers, specialising in human rights.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Middleton’s father, John Gregg Middleton was deeply involved in Chambers County civic life, serving on city council and the board of the local bank and country club.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Chambers is what his tablet says about the parts of the Caves of Lascaux.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

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