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cloakrooms  

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  • The locker rooms of the House and Senate are the cloakrooms, narrow L-shaped rooms along the sides and rear of the two chambers. Originally designed to hold coats, the hideaways now feature well-worn leather chairs, refrigerators stocked with soda and candy, and televisions. [Source: Congress A to Z; Cloakrooms]

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