smoke-filled room

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)A place wherepowerfulpeople meet to decide a matter insecret, often of apoliticalnature.Near-synonym:backroom(as a meeting place of crookedinsiders)2009, Robert McCrum, “No Tóibín, no Trevor? Yes, it's time for more Booker controversy”, inThe Guardian:In its first decade, prize business was settled in thesmoke-filled roomsof London clubs, where it remained resolutely insular.2013, Ted Cruz, “Ted Cruz Punches Back”, inNational Review:If the forums in which we make this case consist of thesmoke-filled roomsof Washington, the votes aren't there.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seesmoke,‎filled,‎room.

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