war room

noun

1

: a room at a military headquarters where maps showing the current status of troops in battle are maintained

2

: a room (as at a business headquarters) used for conferences and planning that is often specially equipped (as with computers, or charts)

Examples of war room in a Sentence

the war room of the candidate's campaign headquarters

Recent Examples on the Web

Both executives expressed confidence that the war room operated well without Vrabel, who had significant input on how their board was assembled and their strategy on Day 3. —Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026

Hendrickson added that the Packers had six people in the war room on the phone with other teams trying to trade up for McClellan and finally landed on the Buccaneers as a partner. —Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

The Broncos’ brass, of course, all took their seats in the war room for the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026

First, an item that slipped under the radar, former co-owner Steve Tisch appeared in the team’s war room as the team was making its second pick of the night. —Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for war room

• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume
• costume