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empty suits

empty suits is the plural of empty suit.

Meaning of empty suit

Noun

empty suit (plural empty suits)

  1. (also, derogatory, idiomatic, slang) An ineffective or incompetent person in a place of authority.
  2. A politician who has not fulfilled any campaign promises.
    • John Doe is an empty suit running on an anti-populist platform.

Questions about empty suits

What is empty suits the plural of?
Empty suits is the plural of empty suit.

Words near empty suits in the dictionary

  1. empty stock working
  2. empty stock workings
  3. empty string
  4. empty strings
  5. empty suit
  6. empty suits
  7. empty sum
  8. empty sums
  9. empty the bench
  10. empty the clip
  11. empty the tank

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