interview room
Formal conversation space
An interview room is a private space where formal questioning takes place—typically in police stations, offices, or similar institutional settings.
In law enforcement contexts, it's where suspects, witnesses, or persons of interest are questioned: They took him to the interview room for further questioning.
The term sounds more neutral than "interrogation room," though the rooms often serve identical purposes.
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- good cop bad copAlternating hostile and sympathetic interrogators
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- under arrestHeld by authorities
detective · police · police station · confession · table · chairs · mirror · two-way mirror · recording · tape recorder · fluorescent · bright lights · tension · lawyer · legal counsel · statement · witness · cold
- interrogationquestioning, interrogator, suspect, Miranda rights, confession
- Job Fairjob fair, recruiter, hiring manager, job board, career counselor
- professional roomsboardroom, private office, corner office, executive suite, doctor office
- forensic interviewsinterrogation, rapport building, open-ended questions, closed questions, leading questions
- border controlvisa requirements, passport control, guard, border crossing, border security
- job centerrecruiter, waiting area, application forms, job postings, job listings
interview roomwaiting area
Designated lingering space
waiting room · holding cell · reception area · lobby · foyer
interview roomlounge
Comfortable waiting room
living room · recreation room · den · break room · common room
interview roomopen-plan office
Unpartitioned communal workspace
public space · town square · open forum · bullpen · shared workspace
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