variants
or back-room
: made or operating in an inconspicuous way : behind-the-scenes
backroom deals
a backroom politician
1
: a room situated in the rear
2
: the meeting place of a directing group that exercises its authority in an inconspicuous and indirect way
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SI.com, 1 July 2018
After five months of backroom horse-trading and all-night arm twisting, Angela Merkel faces one last obstacle to achieving a stable government in her fourth term as German chancellor.
—Griff Witte, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2018
Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
Payne again pops his head out and the man retreats to the back room once more.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Pascal Planque, Mike Stowell and new first team coach Adam Sadler complete the new-look Foxes backroom staff for the upcoming season.
—SI.com, 1 July 2018
After five months of backroom horse-trading and all-night arm twisting, Angela Merkel faces one last obstacle to achieving a stable government in her fourth term as German chancellor.
—Griff Witte, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2018
Noun
The game took place in the back room of Le Cercle Rouge, an independent bookshop owned by one of the Frenchmen.
—Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
Payne again pops his head out and the man retreats to the back room once more.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Backroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backroom. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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