star chamber
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Noun [edit]
star chamber (plural star chambers)
- a legal or administrative body with strict, arbitrary rulings and secretive proceedings
- 2007 January 18, David M. Halbfinger, “Hollywood Rethinks Its Ratings Process”, New York Times:
- The changes come a year after a Sundance film, “This Film Is Not Yet Rated,” excoriated the rating system as a supersecret star chamber.
- 2007 January 18, David M. Halbfinger, “Hollywood Rethinks Its Ratings Process”, New York Times:
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- “star chamber” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
- Star Chamber on Wikipedia
