Definition
A place where powerful people meet to decide a matter in secret, often of a political nature.
In Context
- "Near-synonym: backroom (as a meeting place of crooked insiders)"
- "In its first decade, prize business was settled in the smoke-filled rooms of London clubs, where it remained resolutely insular."
- "If the forums in which we make this case consist of the smoke-filled rooms of Washington, the votes aren't there."
Also Said As
- backroom[insider]]s>