war room
noun
1
: a room at a military headquarters where maps showing the current status of troops in battle are maintained
2
: a room (as at a business headquarters) used for conferences and planning that is often specially equipped (as with computers, or charts)
Examples of war room in a Sentence
the war room of the candidate's campaign headquarters
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The one at Dearborn Truck, where Ford builds its F-150, resembles a war room of sorts.
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Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
For all of us outside the Lions’ war room, this feels like an absolutely perfect fit … which means Brad Holmes will probably go somewhere else.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
While the team hopes that some can return before the postseason, this should be a topic of discussion in the Dodgers' war room during the offseason.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The Broncos’ war room was already stretched thin, trusted generals recently gone from Dove Valley after years of service.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
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Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
For all of us outside the Lions’ war room, this feels like an absolutely perfect fit … which means Brad Holmes will probably go somewhere else.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
While the team hopes that some can return before the postseason, this should be a topic of discussion in the Dodgers' war room during the offseason.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The Broncos’ war room was already stretched thin, trusted generals recently gone from Dove Valley after years of service.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for war room
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“War room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20room. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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