war room

noun

1
: a room at a military headquarters where maps showing the current status of troops in battle are maintained
2
: a room (as at a business headquarters) used for conferences and planning that is often specially equipped (as with computers, or charts)

Examples of war room in a Sentence

the war room of the candidate's campaign headquarters
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And Mar-a-Lago, which doubled up its initiation fee upon his election, truly became the Winter White House, where membership included the perk of poolside view of the president’s war room. Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Newsweek emailed Elon Musk via the Tesla and SpaceX press offices and Steve Bannon via his war room podcast for comment. David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024 As chair of the Senate Republican Conference, Cotton transformed the office — and its X account — into a war room for Gabbard. Stef W. Kight, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025 Within minutes, 47 frustrated engineers flood the war room, followed by dozens of emergency calls and bleary-eyed troubleshooting. Karthik Sj, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for war room

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of war room was in 1901

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“War room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20room. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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