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| back·room [ bák rm, bák rm ] or back room [ bák rm, bák rm ] |
noun (plural back·rooms) (plural back rooms) |
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1. room at back: a room at or toward the back of a building
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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
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adjective |
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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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