squad room
noun
1
: a room in a barracks used to billet soldiers
2
: a room in a police station where members of the force assemble
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Other rooms inside the department include Byrd’s office, the deputy chief’s office, a break room, a squad room, a detective’s room, and an interview and prisoner processing room.
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Ayanna Bell’s squad room without knowing exactly who’s in charge.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 Apr. 2025
Eventually, the package was deposited in the station's squad room, where Sgt.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
After season 12 of the series ended on a cliffhanger following a shootout between Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and a teenage girl in the squad room, Meloni didn’t return to the series for the 13th season, which meant Olivia Benson was suddenly (and permanently) without her partner.
—Alex Ross, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2024
Suddenly, power goes out in the squad room just as blackouts begin hitting the entire East Coast, with cities like DC, Baltimore and Philadelphia all being affected.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023
The third unintentional discharge, about 6:23 a.m. the next day, involved an on-duty traffic officer accidentally shooting a bullet into the floor of a detective squad room at the West Traffic Division while handling a co-worker’s firearm, Moore said.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2022
In November 1994, two agents were killed, a third agent was wounded and a 15-year-old boy was shot in the leg when a man came into the cold case squad room of Police Headquarters in Washington and opened fire with an assault rifle, according to the F.B.I.
—New York Times, 2 Feb. 2021
Ultimately, officers had to carry him to their squad room in the Capitol.
—Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Ayanna Bell’s squad room without knowing exactly who’s in charge.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 Apr. 2025
Eventually, the package was deposited in the station's squad room, where Sgt.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
After season 12 of the series ended on a cliffhanger following a shootout between Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and a teenage girl in the squad room, Meloni didn’t return to the series for the 13th season, which meant Olivia Benson was suddenly (and permanently) without her partner.
—Alex Ross, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2024
Suddenly, power goes out in the squad room just as blackouts begin hitting the entire East Coast, with cities like DC, Baltimore and Philadelphia all being affected.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023
The third unintentional discharge, about 6:23 a.m. the next day, involved an on-duty traffic officer accidentally shooting a bullet into the floor of a detective squad room at the West Traffic Division while handling a co-worker’s firearm, Moore said.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2022
In November 1994, two agents were killed, a third agent was wounded and a 15-year-old boy was shot in the leg when a man came into the cold case squad room of Police Headquarters in Washington and opened fire with an assault rifle, according to the F.B.I.
—New York Times, 2 Feb. 2021
Ultimately, officers had to carry him to their squad room in the Capitol.
—Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022
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“Squad room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad%20room. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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