Meaning Of The Word Smoke-filled room

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Smoke-filled room Meaning

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Smoke-filled room Definition

What's The Definition Of Smoke-filled room?

smoke-filled room
countable noun: If you talk about a decision being made in a smoke-filled room, you mean that it is made by a small group of people in a private meeting, rather than in a more democratic or open way.

smoke-filled room in British English
adjective: if you talk about a decision being made in a smoke-filled room, you mean that it is made by a small group of people in a private meeting, rather than in a more democratic or open way
noun: a place, as a hotel room, for conducting secret negotiations, effecting compromises, devising strategy, etc.

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