When one person dominates the conversation in a meeting not allowing anybody else can talk. This causes everybody else to become disengaged in the conversation.
Example: Everybody in the meeting felt like the manager was sucking all the oxygen out of the room. The manager was dominating the conversation and not allowing anybody else to speak for more than a few sentences.
Variations: suck the air out of the room
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Question: What does "Calendar Invite" mean?
(A) When a person wants to meet with you next week.
(B) An email sent to schedule a meeting with the option to either accept or decline the meeting at the scheduled time.
(C) When a person has available time on their calendar to meet with you.
(D) When a person does not have any time to meet with you.
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Date: 04/27/2024
Word: Close It Out
Definition: To mark something as completed.
Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.
"Sucking All The Oxygen Out Of The Room." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1434. Accessed 04/27/2024.