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| the secrets of the Spanish court (title of the Russian translation of a novel by George Born, Die Geheimnisse einer Weltstadt oder Suenderin und Buesserin, 1870. Used ironically of intrigue and the alignment of forces in higher spheres or other circles; also ironically and humorously of a sensational disclosure of some hitherto unknown facts.) | |||
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| backroom politics (Marked by the exercise of inconspicuous control and maneuvering: backroom politics. AHD Alexander Demidov) | |||
| smoke-filled room (bigmaxus) | |||
| Secrets of the Spanish court (Olga Okuneva) | |||