situation room

noun

a room at a military or political headquarters where the latest information on a military or political situation is channeled.

First recorded in 1965–70

Do Americans prefer a stressed out president — no fun, no sun, no life outside of the Oval Office or the Situation Room?

As he walked briskly into the Situation Room last Wednesday, he characteristically wasted little time on small talk.

Monaco also invited senators down to the White House Situation Room to make her case.

The issue came to a head at a Situation Room meeting in November, according to four participants.

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