cloakroom
noun
cloak·room
ˈklōk-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
1
a
: a room in which outdoor clothing may be placed during one's stay
b
2
: an anteroom of a legislative chamber where members may relax and confer with colleagues
3
British
: lavatory sense 2
Examples of cloakroom in a Sentence
We left our things in the cloakroom.
the lady discreetly whispered that she would be ready after a moment in the cloakroom
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But after about 45 minutes of talks on the floor and in the GOP cloakroom, Norman and Self appeared before the rostrum and, standing by Johnson, changed their votes.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
In September 2021, the House Committee on Ethics fined Crenshaw $5,000 for bypassing the Capitol metal detectors before entering the chamber's Republican cloakroom.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
As members considered an earlier resolution to honor Chisholm before her death, Lee called her mentor from the House cloakroom and urged her to watch the proceedings on C-Span.
—Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
And who better represents the lefty-loosey dogma than Colombian President Gustavo Petro — the former leftist guerrilla who always checks his spine at the cloakroom when dealing with his ideological hermano next door.
—Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2024
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
In September 2021, the House Committee on Ethics fined Crenshaw $5,000 for bypassing the Capitol metal detectors before entering the chamber's Republican cloakroom.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
As members considered an earlier resolution to honor Chisholm before her death, Lee called her mentor from the House cloakroom and urged her to watch the proceedings on C-Span.
—Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
And who better represents the lefty-loosey dogma than Colombian President Gustavo Petro — the former leftist guerrilla who always checks his spine at the cloakroom when dealing with his ideological hermano next door.
—Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Cloakroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloakroom. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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cloakroom
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cloak·room
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-ˌkru̇m
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