back room

Or backroom

noun

1. a room located in the rear, especially one used only by certain people.

2. a place where powerful or influential persons, especially politicians, meet to plan secretly or from which they exercise control in an indirect manner.

   The candidate for mayor was chosen in the precincts' back rooms.

back room

noun

1. 1. a place where research or planning is done, esp secret research in wartime

   2. ( as modifier )

      back-room boys

Word History and Origins

Origin of back room¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

He then corrals them into a freezer or back room, escaping on foot.

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Even on Sundays, there was no access to the back rooms or side aisles, to keep the filming a secret.

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Or should they hold firm to their radical principles, more at home protesting outside the corridors of power than cutting deals in the back rooms?

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Uncertainty around Najee Harris’ return still looms, creating a domino effect in the running back room.

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“The folks who were trying to improve safety got pulled into a back room with a bunch of industry participants and what happened was a final decision that rolled back safety regulations,” Lynch said.

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