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empty chairs

empty chairs is the plural of empty chair.

empty chairs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of empty chair.

Meaning of empty chair

Noun

empty chair (plural empty chairs)

  1. (psychotherapy) A chair which is used to personify the client's object of conflict
  2. A podium or chair left empty to highlight the absence of someone from a debate.
    • "Megyn Kelly and The Donald's empty chair made Thursday’s debate the most absurd moment of the election cycle—and that's really saying something!"2016, Jon Kelly, “Inside the Trump-less Fox News Debate: V.F. Contributors Offer Analysis in Real-Time”, in Vanity Fair
  3. A position held by someone who is absent or otherwise ineffectual.

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Questions about empty chairs

What is empty chairs the plural of?
Empty chairs is the plural of empty chair.

Words near empty chairs in the dictionary

  1. empty calories
  2. empty cans make the most noise
  3. empty canvas
  4. empty canvases
  5. empty chair
  6. empty chairs
  7. empty coaching stock
  8. empty constructor
  9. empty constructors
  10. empty function
  11. empty functions

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