NOUN | artifact | hot seat, electric chair, chair, death chair | an instrument of execution by electrocution |
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act | hot seat | a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism |
Meaning | An instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person. | |
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Synonyms | electric chair, chair, death chair | |
Broader | instrument of execution | An instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person |
Spanish | silla eléctrica, silla mortal, silla | |
Catalan | cadira elèctrica |
Meaning | A difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism. | |
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Broader | position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation | A job in an organization |
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