back channel
noun
a secret, unofficial, or informal channel of communication as used in politics or diplomacy.
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
But back-channeling can also be destructive when it crosses the line into tattling, gossiping, undermining or sowing distrust.
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
