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backroom

back·room [ bák rm, bák rm ] or back room [ bák rm, bák rm ]


noun  (plural back·rooms) (plural back rooms)
Definition:
 
1. room at back: a room at or toward the back of a building

2. meeting place of power elite: the supposed meeting place of a group that exercises a powerful behind-the-scenes influence on events or an organization



adjective 
Definition:
 
unobtrusive or clandestine: taking place unobtrusively, but usually important or influential nonetheless
The tax law was hammered out in a backroom deal between Republicans and Democrats.

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