A SMOKE-FILLED ROOM


Meaning of A SMOKE-FILLED ROOM in English

( 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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.