back room

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noun

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

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.

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Origin of back room

First recorded in 1585–95

How to use back room in a sentence

In a dim backroom of a mud hut in Save, 82-year-old Teresa Nyirabutunda sits propped upright in bed by her daughter, Francine.
After the Genocide, Rwanda’s Widows Aging Alone|Nina Strochlic|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was reminiscent of the old days of backroom politics and half-drunk reporters swaying against their typewriters.
The Bizarro World Of Iowa’s GOP Convention|Ben Jacobs|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They also ran the second-most important ad of the season, painting Quinn as a creature of a smoky backroom.
De Blasio Whipped by Horse Lobby|Josh Robin|March 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I thought it would be hidden, out in the woods, or some kind of backroom deal.
The True Story Behind Dallas Buyers Club: Meet the Real Ron Woodruff|Andrew Romano|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

I want Missourians to make a choice in this election based on policy, not backroom politics.
Abortion Opponents and Many Democrats Want Todd Akin to Stay in Senate Race|Patricia Murphy|August 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
On his way back, he noticed there were two others in the backroom, a couple of men gnawing on pretzels over beers.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Lamb worked his way up into the throng and got a glimpse of the other guy getting stiff on the backroom floor.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
He had also meant to do general repair work in the backroom shop.
The Planet Strappers|Raymond Zinke Gallun
Nick cleared the pie wrapper off the small counter and tossed it into a box as he headed for the backroom.
The Sex Life of the Gods|Michael Knerr
Look here, Baldy, what was it her father whispered to you—just before she came into the backroom?
Wide Courses|James Brendan Connolly

British Dictionary definitions for back room

back room

noun

a place where research or planning is done, esp secret research in wartime
(as modifier)back-room boys

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back room

or backroom

Origin of back room

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British Dictionary definitions for back room