reception room
noun
British
: a room in a house (such as a living room) that is used for sitting and not for cooking, sleeping, etc.
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The host also said that the memorabilia — which is on sale for $24.95 — was already on display in the White House’s diplomatic reception room where it had been hung by first lady Dr. Jill Biden.
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Clare Fisher, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
The ceremony in the governor’s reception room was the first time Walz had met with reporters at the state Capitol since last summer, before Vice President Kamala Harris picked him as her running mate.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2024
Room One is the star among the six, a reception room in which three walls have six panels each that depict figures carrying drinks who face the door and guests.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
But construction eventually proceeded, with the house’s lower ground floor being dug deeper to create a more expansive ceiling height and a larger reception room.
—Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 27 Nov. 2024
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Clare Fisher, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
The ceremony in the governor’s reception room was the first time Walz had met with reporters at the state Capitol since last summer, before Vice President Kamala Harris picked him as her running mate.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2024
Room One is the star among the six, a reception room in which three walls have six panels each that depict figures carrying drinks who face the door and guests.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
But construction eventually proceeded, with the house’s lower ground floor being dug deeper to create a more expansive ceiling height and a larger reception room.
—Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Reception room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reception%20room. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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