war room

noun

|Updated on: 7 Aug 2018

Definition of war room

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)

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Examples of war room in a Sentence

the war room of the candidate's campaign headquarters

Recent Examples of war room from the Web

The Phillies decision-makers returned to their Citizens Bank Park war room Tuesday for day 2 of the MLB draft.

— matt breen, Philly.com, "Phillies add slew of pitchers, infielders to farm system on day two of MLB draft," 5 June 2018
As the White House girds for a tough confirmation battle, officials are setting up a war room to help select and push through a nominee, tapping officials from across the government.

— peter nicholas, WSJ, "Trump Meets With Four Potential Supreme Court Nominees," 2 July 2018
Go inside his draft-night war room with its diverse team of basketball minds.

— aubrey nagle, Philly.com, "Protesters rally in Rittenhouse Square, Senior Week puts the 'wild' in Wildwood | Morning Newsletter," 20 June 2018
Having a literal war room reinforces the new reality.

— stacy cowley, New York Times, "Banks Adopt Military-Style Tactics to Fight Cybercrime," 20 May 2018
By mid-2017, the groups were running a war room and hosting regular conference calls.

— gabriel debenedetti, Daily Intelligencer, "Where Is Barack Obama?," 24 June 2018
Then, the news breaks in Bobby’s office, which from here on out will function as a war room: Taylor Mason Capital opened using $3.5 billion of the funds Axe Capital had raised the day before.

— refinery29.com, "Billions Season 3 Finale Recap: "The Death Zone"," 11 June 2018
The Cowboys drafted Colorado State's Michael Gallup with the 81st overall pick on Friday night, and the war room couldn't be more pleased.

— drew davison, star-telegram, "Cowboys land WR Michael Gallup in third round | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 27 Apr. 2018
Ryan walks into the war room and stops dead in front of a screen displaying what looks like an ultrasound of a boa constrictor.

— genesee keevil, Popular Mechanics, "The Rush: What the World's Greatest Gold Prospector Knows," 17 May 2018

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First Known Use of war room

1901

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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WAR ROOM Defined for English Language Learners

war room

noun

Definition of war room for English Language Learners

: a room where battles are planned that is equipped with maps, computers, etc.
: a room where people meet and exchange plans, ideas, information, etc., in an active way