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单词 smoke-filled rooms
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smoke-filled rooms

Used in reference to political decision-making conducted privately by a small group of influential people rather than more openly or democratically: he understands the party machine, the smoke-filled rooms, and the endless resolutions...
  • We got into this mess because we needed to create political leadership opportunities and replace the smoke-filled room with the open-source, collaborative politics that is our future.
  • After the Civil War, said Bonpane, ‘Hayes agreed in a smoke-filled room to take the Yankee troops out of the South.’
  • The voters don't really participate in the primaries, and I think Sandy's got a point: not necessarily a smoke-filled room, but bring back party leadership.
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