sounding board (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def a person whose reactions to something serve as an indication of its acceptability
examples I would use newspapermen as a sounding board for such policies
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Hypernym person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
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Hyponym person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

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