back room

American  

Or backroom

noun

1. a room located in the rear, especially one used only by certain people.

2. a place where powerful or influential persons, especially politicians, meet to plan secretly or from which they exercise control in an indirect manner.

   The candidate for mayor was chosen in the precincts' back rooms.

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back room British  

noun

1. 1. a place where research or planning is done, esp secret research in wartime

   2. ( as modifier )

      back-room boys

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Etymology

Origin of back room

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

Even on Sundays, there was no access to the back rooms or side aisles, to keep the filming a secret.

From BBC

Uncertainty around Najee Harris’ return still looms, creating a domino effect in the running back room.

From Los Angeles Times

“The folks who were trying to improve safety got pulled into a back room with a bunch of industry participants and what happened was a final decision that rolled back safety regulations,” Lynch said.

From Los Angeles Times

In the back room of a children’s play space in Eagle Rock, Andrew Thomas asks a familiar parenting question: How do you stay calm when your kid is testing every last nerve?

From Los Angeles Times

After East L.A. deputies arrived at the crime scene, Rivera told them she and Gonzalez had been in a back room of his family’s home when they heard someone shouting for his older brother, Vidal.

From Los Angeles Times