Definition of backstage
1 : of, relating to, or occurring in the area behind the stage and especially in the dressing rooms
2 : of or relating to the private lives of theater people
3 : of or relating to the inner working or operation (as of an organization)
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First Known Use of backstage
1880
Definition of backstage
1 : in or to a backstage area
2 : in private : secretly
Examples of backstage in a Sentence
After the show, we went backstage to meet the band.
some of the most important decisions were made backstage, and only presented to the full committee afterward
First Known Use of backstage
1901
BACKSTAGE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of backstage for English Language Learners
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: behind the stage of a theater
BACKSTAGE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of backstage for Students
: in or to the area behind the stage
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