smoke-filled room
noun [C] /ˌsməʊk.fɪldˈruːm/
/ˌsmoʊk-/ Definition
› a place where powerful people, such as politicians, meet to have discussions and make agreements in secret: The whole business stinks of political corruption and decisions made in smoke-filled rooms.Secrecy and privacy
(Definition of smoke-filled room noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anonymity noun
- anonymous adjective
- backroom noun
- backstage adjective, adverb
- be none of sb's business idiom
- covert adjective
- covertly adverb
- coy adjective (SECRET)
- crypto- prefix
- dead men tell no tales idiom
- mum adjective
- my lips are sealed idiom
- off the record idiom
- off-message adverb, adjective
- official secret noun
- trade secret noun
- ulterior adjective
- under the table idiom
- under wraps idiom
- undisclosed adjective
Topic:
Secrecy and privacy
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