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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For the first time, the party has built a war room devoted to tracking and attempting to discredit third-party candidates. Charlotte Alter, TIME, 2 Nov. 2024 Descend to find bunkers — built in 1967 and used by Vietnam’s military leaders to provide shelter from U.S. bombing raids — that served as clandestine war rooms and still display old typewriters and maps. Chris Humphrey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024 Ethan Crumbley loads gun 0:11 At 1:13 p.m., Keast’s phone buzzed in the war room. Joshua Lott, Washington Post, 8 July 2024 Create a war room, and ensure key stakeholders are ready and available to monitor the metrics and respond to any issues. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for war room 

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of war room was in 1901

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“War room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20room. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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