Definition of "backroom" []

• A room located at the rear. (noun)
• The meeting place used by an inconspicuous controlling group. (noun)
• Of, relating to, or taking place in a backroom: backroom card games. (adjective)
• Marked by the exercise of inconspicuous control and maneuvering: backroom politics. (adjective)

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• "It is especially appropriate to use the term backroom or back alley, as that is where poor women will be getting their abortions."
• "Assemblyman Jerry Hill, a Democrat whose district includes San Bruno, said he was troubled by what he termed a "backroom deal," in which the utility would not admit wrongdoing."
• "Free Press president Josh Silver expressed dismay over what he called backroom deals being brokered by the FCC and industry lobbyists without the presence of any public interest representatives."