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

Recent Examples on the Web

Gone are the days of war rooms with documents spread over tables, the detectives say. —Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

While other leagues used a decentralized approach, with teams drafting from various war rooms around North America, the NHL brought everyone to one host city for a days-long celebration of the future. —Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 28 June 2025

By sundown, Trump's digital war room was headquartered on X, and Musk looked like the unofficial campaign manager. —Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025

Career counselors have become therapists, and the extended family networks that many Indians have in America — uncles and aunts who will often help finance the education of a niece or nephew — have set up war rooms online. —Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 1 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for war room

• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume
• costume