"smoke-filled room" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-smoke-filled room.ogg Forms: smoke-filled rooms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=smoke-filled room}} smoke-filled room (plural smoke-filled rooms)
  1. (idiomatic) A place where powerful people meet to decide a matter in secret, often of a political nature. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Rooms
    Sense id: en-smoke-filled_room-en-noun--WqcA4Ri Disambiguation of Rooms: 79 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see smoke, filled, room.
    Sense id: en-smoke-filled_room-en-noun-Tasbd4J2

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