empty chair

/EH1 M P T IY0 CH EH0 R/

noun

1
A podium or chair left empty to highlight the absence of someone from a debate.
2
A position held by someone who is absent or otherwise ineffectual.
3
(psychotherapy) A chair which is used to personify the client's object of conflict

verb

1
(transitive, debating) To draw attention to (a person who is absent from a debate) by providing an empty podium or chair which they would have occupied.

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