- smoke-filled room
- smoke-filled room [ ,smouk fıld `rum ] noun count MAINLY JOURNALISMa place where powerful people make important decisions
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
smoke-filled room — smoke filled rooms N COUNT (disapproval) 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. He liked negotiation… … English dictionary
smoke-filled room — smoke′ filled room′ n. a place, as a hotel room, for conducting secret negotiations, devising strategy, etc • Etymology: 1915–20, amer … From formal English to slang
smoke-filled room — n used to talk about a place where plans or decisions are made secretly by a small group of powerful people rather than in an open way used especially in newspapers … Dictionary of contemporary English
smoke-filled room — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a hotel room in which a small group of politicians carry on negotiations meet in a smoke filled room to decide on … men and measures D.D.McKean * * * /smohk fild , fild / a place, as a hotel room, for conducting secret… … Useful english dictionary
smoke-filled room — UK [ˌsməʊk fɪld ˈruːm] / US [ˌsmoʊk fɪld ˈrum] noun [countable] Word forms smoke filled room : singular smoke filled room plural smoke filled rooms mainly journalism a place where powerful people make important decisions … English dictionary
Smoke-filled room — In U.S. political slang, a smoke filled room is a secret political gathering or decision making process. The phrase is generally used to suggest a cabal of powerful or well connected individuals meeting privately to nominate a dark horse… … Wikipedia
smoke-filled room — n. a room where a small group of people make important decisions. (Usually used in reference to political parties.) □ The smoke filled rooms are still producing the candidates for most offices, even as we approach the year two thousand. □ The… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
smoke-filled room — noun Date: 1920 a room (as in a hotel) in which a small group of politicians carry on negotiations … New Collegiate Dictionary
smoke-filled room — /smohk fild , fild / a place, as a hotel room, for conducting secret negotiations, effecting compromises, devising strategy, etc. [1915 20] * * * … Universalium
(a) smoke-filled room — a smoke filled ˈroom idiom (disapproving) a decision that people describe as being made in a smoke filled room is made by a small group of people at a private meeting, rather than in an open and ↑democratic way Main entry: ↑smokeidiom … Useful english dictionary