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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For the first time, the party has built a war room devoted to tracking and attempting to discredit third-party candidates.
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Charlotte Alter, TIME, 2 Nov. 2024
Descend to find bunkers — built in 1967 and used by Vietnam’s military leaders to provide shelter from U.S. bombing raids — that served as clandestine war rooms and still display old typewriters and maps.
—Chris Humphrey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Ethan Crumbley loads gun 0:11 At 1:13 p.m., Keast’s phone buzzed in the war room.
—Joshua Lott, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
Create a war room, and ensure key stakeholders are ready and available to monitor the metrics and respond to any issues.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Charlotte Alter, TIME, 2 Nov. 2024
Descend to find bunkers — built in 1967 and used by Vietnam’s military leaders to provide shelter from U.S. bombing raids — that served as clandestine war rooms and still display old typewriters and maps.
—Chris Humphrey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Ethan Crumbley loads gun 0:11 At 1:13 p.m., Keast’s phone buzzed in the war room.
—Joshua Lott, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
Create a war room, and ensure key stakeholders are ready and available to monitor the metrics and respond to any issues.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for war room
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“War room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20room. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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