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词组 in a smoke-filled room
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in a smoke-filled room (of political bargaining or decision-making) conducted privately by a small group of influential people rather than more openly or democratically.

☞ This expression comes from a 1920 news report about the selection of the Republican presidential candidate: '[Warren] Harding of Ohio was chosen by a group of men in a smoke-filled room'.

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