war room
noun
1
: a room at a military headquarters where maps showing the current status of troops in battle are maintained
2
: a room (as at a business headquarters) used for conferences and planning that is often specially equipped (as with computers, or charts)
Examples of war room in a Sentence
the war room of the candidate's campaign headquarters
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Every day the homicide detectives walked into a war room.
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Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
The unnamed bank executive told CNN that his firm has a war room that examines online threats – some of which are death threats that name executives and family members.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
With Stevens in Joe Gibbs Racing’s North Carolina war room for the race, car chief Chris Sherwood would have been credited as the winning crew chief had Bell won, which seemed like a very real possibility until a pit road speeding penalty.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Last week judges ruled that Netanyahu, indicted in 2019, must testify three times a week, forcing the longtime Israeli leader to juggle between the courtroom and the war room at Israel’s Defense Ministry, minutes away from the courthouse.
—Reuters, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
The unnamed bank executive told CNN that his firm has a war room that examines online threats – some of which are death threats that name executives and family members.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
With Stevens in Joe Gibbs Racing’s North Carolina war room for the race, car chief Chris Sherwood would have been credited as the winning crew chief had Bell won, which seemed like a very real possibility until a pit road speeding penalty.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Last week judges ruled that Netanyahu, indicted in 2019, must testify three times a week, forcing the longtime Israeli leader to juggle between the courtroom and the war room at Israel’s Defense Ministry, minutes away from the courthouse.
—Reuters, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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“War room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20room. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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