room meat

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

くだけた表現 不可算名詞

(informal) Person(s) present in a passive way or to make up the numbers; bystander(s).

日本語の意味

(非公式) 積極的ではなく、ただ場を占める人、つまり見かけ倒しの傍観者や数合わせの人

英語の意味

(informal) Person(s) present in a passive way or to make up the numbers; bystander(s).

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At the community meeting, some of the attendees were just room meat, sitting quietly so the headcount looked better.

地域の集会では、参加者の中にはただ人数合わせのために座っているだけの人たちもいた。

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意味（1）

(informal) Person(s) present in a passive way or to make up the numbers; bystander(s).

There is a scene in the film In The Loop where an MP is asked to attend an important meeting. But as he enters the room he is warned, with some menace, to keep his mouth shut tight. What?, he asks, You've got me here as room meat?

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