backroom

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adjective

back·​room ˈbak-ˈrüm How to pronounce backroom (audio)
-ˈru̇m
variants or back-room
: made or operating in an inconspicuous way : behind-the-scenes
backroom deals
a backroom politician

back room

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noun

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

Examples of backroom in a Sentence

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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
Soap was missing from the dispenser located in the back room. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025 How quickly Harvey picks up what Payton is asking in that department will go a long way in determining how the running back room shapes up. Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for backroom

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1911, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of backroom was in 1592

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“Backroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backroom. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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