back room

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbækrʊm/


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
back room, 
    1. a room located in the rear, esp. one used only by certain people.
    2. British Termsa place where powerful or influential persons, esp. 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.
    Also, backroom. 
    • 1585–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
back room
  1. a place where research or planning is done, esp secret research in wartime
  2. (as modifier): back-room boys
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