cloakroom
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Definition
- Noun:
- A room where coats and other personal items can be left temporarily: A "cloakroom" is a designated space, often in a public building like a theater, restaurant, or museum, where visitors can deposit their outerwear and belongings for safekeeping.
- A private lounge adjacent to a legislative chamber: In a parliamentary context, a "cloakroom" is a private room connected to the main legislative hall where members can converse privately, often associated with informal political discussion or lobbying.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Storage Room):
- Please check your coat in the cloakroom before entering the gallery.
- The museum's cloakroom charges a small fee for each bag.
- Noun (Legislative Lounge):
- The senator was seen discussing the bill with colleagues in the cloakroom.
- Important negotiations often happen in the parliamentary cloakroom.
Advanced Usage
- "Cloakroom attendant": A person employed to manage and guard items left in a cloakroom.
- The cloakroom attendant gave me a ticket for my suitcase.
- Used metaphorically to refer to a place for private, off-the-record conversations.
- The real decisions are made in the cloakroom, not in the public session.
Variants and Related Words
- Coatroom (n): A synonym, especially in American English, for a room to leave coats.
- Checkroom (n): Another synonym, particularly in American English.
- Vestiaire (n): A French-derived term sometimes used for a cloakroom, especially in high-end establishments.
Synonyms
- Coatroom: A room for coats.
- Checkroom: A room where items are left in exchange for a ticket.
- Lobby (in the legislative sense): An anteroom or corridor where informal discussions occur.
Related Phrases
- Cloakroom talk: Informal, and often confidential, conversation among politicians.
- That rumor started as mere cloakroom talk.
Noun
- a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily
- a private lounge off of a legislative chamber