back room

back room
1. a room located in the rear, esp. one used only by certain people.
2. a place where powerful or influential persons, esp. politicians, meet to plan secretly or from which they exercise control in an indirect manner: The candidate for mayor was chosen in the precincts' back rooms.
Also, backroom.
[1585-95]

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