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situation room

American  

noun

  1. a room at a military or political headquarters where the latest information on a military or political situation is channeled.


Etymology

Origin of situation room

First recorded in 1965–70


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Operating from Heron House in Manchester's city centre, No 10 North will be the government's new situation room for growth, it was announced.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

But he has been a cipher when it comes to the administration’s military “excursions,” as Trump calls them, and has reportedly even been exiled from the makeshift Mar-a-Lago situation room.

From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2026

“Teamwork at its finest,” Ratcliffe wrote on social media, posted alongside photos of him with the president’s team in the temporary situation room set up at Trump’s Florida estate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026

Her supervisor, played by Nicole Kidman, dresses down generals in the situation room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

They’d be having a big laugh in the situation room.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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