behind-the-scenes

behind-the-scenes
adjective
designed and carried out secretly or confidentially
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a sub-rosa report

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has their under-the-table backing

• Syn: ↑sub-rosa, ↑under-the-table
• Similar to: ↑covert

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\\ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
: kept or made in secret or private : not revealed

a behind-the-scenes conference

the colonel has actually held behind-the-scenes power since 1949 — J.S.Roucek

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/bi huynd"dheuh seenz"/, adj.
1. happening or conducted out of view of the general public: The behind-the-scenes preparations made the convention a huge success.
2. held or kept privately by or among a few key or influential persons: behind-the-scenes negotiations.
3. occurring backstage: the behind-the-scenes activities of the stage crew.
[1835-45]

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adj, always used before a noun
1 : working or happening privately without being known or seen by the public

There has been a lot of behind-the-scenes lobbying for more money.

She exerted a lot of behind-the-scenes influence when the project was being planned.

an effective behind-the-scenes operator

2 : revealing or reporting on things that usually happen privately without being known or seen by the public

The documentary provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Congress in action.

a behind-the-scenes account

— see also behind the scenes at ↑scene

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • behind the scenes — {adv. phr.} Out of sight; unknown to most people; privately. * /Much of the banquet committee s work was done behind the scenes./ * /John was president of the club, but behind the scenes Lee told him what to do./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • behind the scenes — {adv. phr.} Out of sight; unknown to most people; privately. * /Much of the banquet committee s work was done behind the scenes./ * /John was president of the club, but behind the scenes Lee told him what to do./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • behind-the-scenes — if something happens behind the scenes, it happens secretly, especially when something else is happening publicly. The Government presented a united front to the cameras, showing no sign of the behind the scenes discord of the last few days.… …   New idioms dictionary

  • behind the scenes —   the off camera events or circumstances during filmmaking.   Example: The documentary Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker s Apocalypse (1991) chronicled the sensational, behind the scenes circumstances during the making of Francis Ford Coppola s… …   Glossary of cinematic terms

  • behind-the-scenes — behind′ the scenes′ adj. 1) cvb happening out of view of the public; done, held, or kept in secret 2) cvb occurring backstage • Etymology: 1835–45 …   From formal English to slang

  • Behind the Scenes — Die Band im Jahr 2004 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • behind the scenes — index clandestine, latent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • behind the scenes — ► behind the scenes out of public view. Main Entry: ↑scene …   English terms dictionary

  • Behind the Scenes — As a phrase, behind the scenes refers to things or activities that are backstage, secret, or otherwise out of public view.Behind the Scenes may also refer to:* Behind the Scenes (U.S. TV series), an American children s documentary miniseries *… …   Wikipedia

  • Behind the scenes — Scene Scene, n. [L. scaena, scena, Gr. skhnh a covered place, a tent, a stage.] 1. The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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