the boys in the back room

and the backroom boys

Fig. any private group of men who make decisions, usually political decisions. (See also .) The boys in the back room picked the last presidential candidate. The backroom boys have decided too many things in the past. Their day is over.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Waheeda	-	Arabic
Pankratiy	-	Russian
Silas	SIE-ləs (English)	English, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Dianna	die-AN-ə	English
Aphra	-	Various
CillÍN	-	Irish