throne room
Americannoun
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a chamber, usually containing a throne, used by a sovereign for audiences.
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the location of actual power or authority, as in a particular government or business organization.
Etymology
Origin of throne room
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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His throne room is made of cinder blocks and has a dirt floor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
They’ve been challenged to magnify a 4-foot matte painting of the arched hallway into the Wizard’s throne room — initially done in pastels on black cardboard — into a 240-foot-tall tableau.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
The gold-and-ecru throne room of Act II still dazzles, and eye-popping exoticism runs rampant, with acrobats, ribbon dancers, curled-roof pavilions and a dragon puppet.
From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024
Reynolds' notable design work included Yoda's planet of Dagobah, the carbon freezing chamber in which Han Solo was encased in carbonite and The Emperor's throne room.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2023
Finally, a pair of golden doors were opened and the group was ushered into the throne room.
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
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