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smoke–filled room
noun \ˈsmōk-ˈfild-\
: a room or place where secret decisions are made by a small group of powerful people
Full Definition of SMOKE-FILLED ROOM
: a room (as in a hotel) in which a small group of politicians carry on negotiations
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First Known Use of SMOKE-FILLED ROOM
1920
Rhymes with SMOKE-FILLED ROOM
anteroom, baby boom, banquet room, birthing room, boiler room, city room, coffee room, common room, counting room, cutting room, elbow room, family room, impostume, Jacquard loom, keeping room, ladies' room, living room, locker-room, lumber room, nom de plume, powder room, ready room, rumpus room, sitting room, smoking room, sonic boom, standing room, straw mushroom, tiring-room, waiting room, wiggle room, women's room, witches'-broom
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