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Princeton's WordNet

  1. backroomnoun

    the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations

Wiktionary

  1. backroomnoun

    A room near the rear of a premises, especially one only accessible to a privileged few and that can be used as an inconspicuous meeting place

  2. backroomadjective

    Of, relating to, or happening in a backroom

  3. backroomadjective

    Characterized by secrecy or anonymity

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Backroomnoun

    A room behind; not in the front.

    Etymology: from back and room.

    If you have a fair prospect backwards of gardens, it may be convenient to make backrooms the larger. Joseph Moxon, Mech. Exerc.

Wikipedia

  1. backroom

    A dark room or darkroom – also known as a backroom, blackroom, or playroom – is a room, typically at a nightclub, sex club, bathhouse, or adult bookstore, where patrons of the business can engage in relatively discreet sexual activity. Dark rooms usually have little or no lighting, possibly incorporating blacklights or dim, colored lighting to establish an atmosphere of twilight and secrecy.

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  1. backroom

    A backroom typically refers to a room located at the back of a building, especially in context of a business or commercial setting such as a store or restaurant. It is often used for private meetings, storage, or for tasks that the public or customers do not typically see. In a more figurative sense, "backroom" can also refer to activities that are done discretively or behind the scenes, like backroom deals or negotiations in politics or business.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of backroom in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of backroom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of backroom in a Sentence

  1. Justine Greening:

    The only solution is to take the final Brexit decision out of the hands of deadlocked politicians, away from the backroom deals, and give it back to the people.

  2. Armand Balilo:

    We want to peacefully resolve our overlapping exclusive economic zone claims to avoid further friction which may result in an accident, there are ongoing backroom talks to come to an agreement but I am not privy to these talks.

  3. Marco Rubio:

    For decades, Congress abused the trust and faith of the American people by handing out earmarks to well-connected businesses, campaign donors, and others who could afford a high-priced lobbyist, those backroom deals led to corruption and waste, and bought votes in Congress for unpopular legislation.

  4. Chris Christie:

    If the elites in Washington who make backroom deals decide who the president's going to be, then he's definitely the frontrunner.

  5. Oprah Winfrey:

    In that political structure -- all the non-truths, the bullsh * t, the crap, the nastiness, the backhanded backroom stuff that goes on -- I feel like I could not exist, i would not be able to do it. It's not a clean business. It would kill me.

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