"star chamber" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "From the Star Chamber (perhaps named for the gilt stars on its ceiling), an English court of law that sat at the royal Palace of Westminster from the late 15th century until 1641. The court was set up to ensure the fair enforcement of laws against prominent people, but over time it evolved into a political weapon; a symbol of the misuse and abuse of power by the English monarchy and courts.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "star chambers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "star chamber (plural star chambers)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "ref": "2007 January 18, David M. Halbfinger, “Hollywood Rethinks Its Ratings Process”, in New York Times",
          "text": "The changes come a year after a Sundance film, “This Film Is Not Yet Rated,” excoriated the rating system as a supersecret star chamber.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A legal or administrative body with strict, arbitrary rulings and secretive proceedings."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "administrative",
          "administrative"
        ],
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ],
        [
          "arbitrary",
          "arbitrary"
        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "proceedings",
          "proceedings"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) A legal or administrative body with strict, arbitrary rulings and secretive proceedings."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "kangaroo court"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Star Chamber",
        "star chamber"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "star chamber"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "From the Star Chamber (perhaps named for the gilt stars on its ceiling), an English court of law that sat at the royal Palace of Westminster from the late 15th century until 1641. The court was set up to ensure the fair enforcement of laws against prominent people, but over time it evolved into a political weapon; a symbol of the misuse and abuse of power by the English monarchy and courts.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "star chambers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "star chamber (plural star chambers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "kangaroo court"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English derogatory terms",
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        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with quotations"
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        {
          "ref": "2007 January 18, David M. Halbfinger, “Hollywood Rethinks Its Ratings Process”, in New York Times",
          "text": "The changes come a year after a Sundance film, “This Film Is Not Yet Rated,” excoriated the rating system as a supersecret star chamber.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A legal or administrative body with strict, arbitrary rulings and secretive proceedings."
      ],
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          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "legal",
          "legal"
        ],
        [
          "administrative",
          "administrative"
        ],
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ],
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          "arbitrary",
          "arbitrary"
        ],
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          "ruling",
          "ruling"
        ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) A legal or administrative body with strict, arbitrary rulings and secretive proceedings."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory"
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        "Star Chamber",
        "star chamber"
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  "word": "star chamber"
}