1. A person who is in the place of a leader but has no ability to lead.
2. Member of a team who is not doing their part.
2. Member of a team who is not doing their part.
The boss is an empty shirt, he can't make a decision himself, he always delegates that to someone else.
by Gerike April 7, 2009
Empty-shirt: A person in law-enforcement or in an authority position that does not do anything or say anything in situations where they are expected to.
Empty-shirt: A cop or officer that is invisible, cowardice, useless and ineffective who is a complete waste of space.
Empty-shirt: A cop or officer that is invisible, cowardice, useless and ineffective who is a complete waste of space.
That officer is an empty-shirt because he never intervenes or says anything if someone is doing something wrong in front of him.
by Vacia Camisa February 19, 2022