staffroomnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈstɑːf.ruːm//ˈstɑːf.rʊm/us/ˈstæf.ruːm//ˈstæf.rʊm/a room in a school that is for the use of the teachers when they are not teaching:
figurative The government proposal to test 14-year-olds has been causing controversy in the staffroom (= among teachers).
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Parts of buildings: rooms
- antechamber
- anteroom
- atelier
- atrium
- attic
- ballroom
- conservatory
- en suite
- eyrie
- family room
- form room
- front room
- gymnasium
- parlour
- reading room
- reception room
- refectory
- room
- snug
- vault
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