back-channeling
- a word derived from back channel.
Example Sentences
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“People are back-channeling, looking at their networks — they’re talking to lobbyists to see what they can do to connect with the president and his team.”
From Salon • Oct. 28, 2024
If it turns out the back-channeling is only one of many tactics in Paul’s toxic toolbox, you may have no choice but to find another job.
From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2023
This is the story of how quiet back-channeling helped shape the climate policies in the new law.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2022
While Mr. Finkelpearl was a mild-mannered leader who eschewed the back-channeling, brass-knuckled negotiating of municipal politics, Mr. Casals is widely described as an activist, comfortable stepping into the fray.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2020
A few months later during the Berlin Crisis, when Soviet and American tanks were in a standoff at Checkpoint Charlie, RFK’s back-channeling may have been the reason the Kremlin withdrew their 30 tanks without incident.
From Slate • May 27, 2017
