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backroom

/ˈbækˌɹum/ noun C2
  1. Especially, one that is only accessible to a privileged few and can be used as an inconspicuous meeting place, where secrecy, anonymity, and even crooked dealings may occur. (figuratively) · Near-synonym: smoke-filled room (meeting place of crooked insiders)· backroom deals
  2. A storeroom in the rear of the premises. · We had thought that they were out of the old model, but somebody checked in the backroom and found a case of them.

Plural backrooms

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