back room
noun
a room located in the rear, especially one used only by certain people.
back rooms
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pluralof back room.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Even on Sundays, there was no access to the back rooms or side aisles, to keep the filming a secret.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
In some running back rooms, the by-committee approach might result in tension over playing time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2024
It would be good if these kind of decisions were made with more buy-in from the public compared to feeling like it’s being done in smoke-filled back rooms.
From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2024
As the haggling went on, over the phone and in back rooms of a Delaware courthouse, lawyers, journalists and spectators waited as a scheduled 1:30 p.m. start of the trial came and went Tuesday.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
Clara’s retinue was gradually pushed into the back rooms of the house, and an invisible border arose between the parts of the house occupied by Esteban Trueba and those occupied by his wife.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
