variants
or back-room
: made or operating in an inconspicuous way : behind-the-scenes
backroom deals
a backroom politician
1
: a room situated in the rear
2
: the meeting place of a directing group that exercises its authority in an inconspicuous and indirect way
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SI.com, 1 July 2018
After five months of backroom horse-trading and all-night arm twisting, Angela Merkel faces one last obstacle to achieving a stable government in her fourth term as German chancellor.
—Griff Witte, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2018
Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
For Johnson to come in with an emphasis on the ground game and keep the running back room essentially the same as 2024 signals his trust in D’Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Pascal Planque, Mike Stowell and new first team coach Adam Sadler complete the new-look Foxes backroom staff for the upcoming season.
—SI.com, 1 July 2018
After five months of backroom horse-trading and all-night arm twisting, Angela Merkel faces one last obstacle to achieving a stable government in her fourth term as German chancellor.
—Griff Witte, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2018
Noun
Employees put the woman into a back room for safety and ordered Walker to leave.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
For Johnson to come in with an emphasis on the ground game and keep the running back room essentially the same as 2024 signals his trust in D’Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Backroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backroom. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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