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back door
noun
- a door at the rear or side of a building
- a means of entry to a job, position, etc, that is secret, underhand, or obtained through influence
- ( as modifier )
a backdoor way of making firms pay more
Example Sentences
The channel posted a video of what it said was the burning vehicle with "press" signage on the back doors.
"Universities being allowed to leave industry standard schemes by the back door is doing irreparable harm to the sector," she explained.
He even proposed skipping the constitutionally required step of Senate confirmation entirely, pushing to fill his Cabinet through the back door of “recess appointments.”
MacDonald continued the attack as his wife tried to get out of the house, but the back door was locked.
"This is just a ballot by the back door. Awful," added another.
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