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backroom
back·room B0013900 (băk′ro͞om′, -ro͝om′)n. or back room1. A room located at the rear.2. The meeting place used by an inconspicuous controlling group.adj.1. Of, relating to, or taking place in a backroom: backroom card games.2. Marked by the exercise of inconspicuous control and maneuvering: backroom politics.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  backroom - the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiationsfacility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" |
Translationsbackroom
backroom boySomeone who advises a public figure or maintains a professional role that does not garner public attention. Originally used to describe scientists and technicians who worked without public knowledge or recognition in the United Kingdom during World War II. Primarily heard in UK. Although he is a skilled political strategist, he lacks the charm and charisma necessary to run for office himself and, therefore, is likely to stay a backroom boy for the rest of his career.See also: backroom, boythe boys in the back roomA group of men engaged in clandestine decision-making. We're not fools—we know that the boys in the back room actually have all the power around here.See also: back, boy, roomthe boys in the back room and the backroom boysFig. any private group of men who make decisions, usually political decisions. (See also .) The boys in the back room picked the last presidential candidate. The backroom boys have decided too many things in the past. Their day is over.See also: back, boy, roombackroom
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