empty suit

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Definition of empty suit in English English dictionary

A person ineffective or incompetent in his/her position of authority. Derived from unfavorable observations that ineffective professionals are memorable only for what they wear and not what they accomplish at the workplace

Related Terms

empty suits

plural form of empty suit

Hyphenation

emp·ty suit

Turkish pronunciation

empti sut

Pronunciation

/ˈemptē ˈso͞ot/ /ˈɛmptiː ˈsuːt/