Meaning of backroom | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A room near the rear of a premises.
   attributive, figuratively, often
2. Especially, one that is only accessible to a privileged few and can be used as an inconspicuous meeting place, where secrecy, anonymity, and even crooked dealings may occur.
   attributive, figuratively, often
3. A storeroom in the rear of the premises.

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonym: smoke-filled room (meeting place⟳ of crooked insiders)”

“backroom deals”

“backroom bargaining”

“It is known that means of using this end⟳ of the former NLR and Broad Street station to take⟳ an overspill of traffic from Liverpool Street have⟳ been under backroom study⟳ for some time.”

“The vote⟳ for a new prime minister will involve⟳ plenty of backroom bargaining, while Thailand struggles to revive its faltering economy.”

“We had thought that they were out of the old model⟳, but somebody checked in the backroom and found a case of them.”

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