Definition of Backstair. Meaning of Backstair. Synonyms of Backstair

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Definition of Backstair

Backstair
Backstairs Back"stairs`, Backstair Back"stair`, a. Private; indirect; secret; intriguing; -- as if finding access by the back stairs. A backstairs influence. --Burke. Female caprice and backstairs influence. --Trevelyan.

Meaning of Backstair from wikipedia

- author Stephen Dorril. The book alleges that MI6 has functioned as the backstair interventionist instrument of British foreign policy. The author tells...