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- noun Plural form of
cloakroom .
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Examples
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Sadly, members of Congress hang out in "cloakrooms" with "for sale" signs hung around their necks.
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It had no plumbing, having "cloakrooms" on either side of the antechamber (boys 'to one side, girls' to the other - perhaps girls on the right I think).
World of SL 2009
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It had no plumbing, having "cloakrooms" on either side of the antechamber (boys 'to one side, girls' to the other - perhaps girls on the right I think).
World of SL 2009
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The house has six bedrooms, eight cloakrooms, bathrooms and shower rooms, and a magnificent great hall – but crucially for those accustomed to comfort, it has been restored with very efficient underfloor heating.
Recession? What recession? Hire a Scottish castle for £60,000 a week 2011
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Attention all young Americans: your climate future is being decided right now in the cloakrooms of the Capitol, where the coal lobby holds huge sway.
Wonk Room » Chris Bowers: The Progressive Failure To Engage The Grassroots on Climate Change 2009
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The house has six bedrooms, eight cloakrooms, bathrooms and shower rooms, and a magnificent great hall – but crucially for those accustomed to comfort, it has been restored with very efficient underfloor heating.
Recession? What recession? Hire a Scottish castle for £60,000 a week 2011
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When I gaze into a mirror on the walls of gents 'cloakrooms in a pub or a club, I usually think I'm looking at someone else.
What I see in the mirror: Howard Marks Howard Marks 2010
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I suspect the best road to gaining Democratic unity and bipartisan support isn't compromise in the cloakrooms but challenge in the streets.
Robert L. Borosage: Curbing Big Banks: Draw the Damn Line 2010
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In informal huddles, such as the cloakrooms of the House and Senate, they can candidly explore what's possible, or members of a particular faction can check with their people to see where the boundaries of their position really lie, or how they might be moved.
Health Summit Failed? Blame Bad Meeting Design Bob Frisch 2010
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In informal huddles, such as the cloakrooms of the House and Senate, they can candidly explore what's possible, or members of a particular faction can check with their people to see where the boundaries of their position really lie, or how they might be moved.
Health Summit Failed? Blame Bad Meeting Design Bob Frisch 2010
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