tank
n.— «By Thursday, when the president met for the first time with the Joint Chiefs of Staff in “the tank,” the secure Pentagon conference room, the campaign had progressed.» —“After Campaign Push, Obama Cultivates Military” by Elisabeth Bumiller in Washington, D.C. New York Times January 30, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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