cloakroom
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- noun
- /ˈkloʊkˌrum/
- Jargon
:
salón
- House members wishing to hide from nosy reporters retreat to the cloakrooms off the floor.
- Democratic cloakroom
Examples
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The award-winning Washington Bureau takes you behind the scenes at the White House and Pentagon, into the Congressional cloakrooms and onto the 2010 campaign trail.
Blog text (2) -
Further evidence of anger at Long's association with the hated Butler came in the form of a (probably apocryphal) account of a House page accosting Long in the cloakroom.
Academic text (2011) -
Just yesterday in the cloakroom, they said "Hey, Johnny..."
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- ...and I'm on the floor of the Danish ambassador's cloakroom with a beautiful woman I don't really know.
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Senators could not hide in cloakrooms but would have to face the public on camera to hold up a judge's confirmation, a budget resolution, or a bill.
Blog text (13) -
During the vote-a-rama, you have 100 Senators and about the same number of staff on the Senate floor or in the cloakrooms for anywhere from four to fifteen or more consecutive hours.
Blog text (3) -
While retrieving his prop newspaper from the cloakroom, Dickens whispered, "Now let us join the rabble!" The rabble were more than eager to close ranks around us.
Fiction book (1990) -
After a long session, senators often gather in the cloakroom to discuss legislative strategies.
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She shared her thoughts with her colleagues in the private cloakroom before the debate began.
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In the cloakroom, lawmakers relaxed and exchanged informal conversations during breaks.
Synonyms
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A room in a hotel or airport with comfortable seats to relax
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A room in a house or inn where people sit to talk and meet guests
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A room in a house where people sit and talk
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A room where club members meet for activities
How Private
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cloakroom comes from cloak ('a coat') and room ('a place'); in places like parliaments the room where members left their coats became a quiet private lounge. That's why a cloakroom can also mean a private room where members meet or talk between debates.