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  1. n.
    any private male group making decisions, usually politicians. : The boys in the back room picked the last presidential candidate. , Who picks out the back room boys? Who's really in charge?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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