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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
sounding board
noun
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▪ Elfed, a sober and upright man who was to become unfairly the sounding board for Richard's first rebellions.
▪ Now he was happy enough to let Rickards impose on his solitude to use him as a sounding board.
▪ She had been a check and balance for her husband, a sounding board and humanizing influence.
▪ The role which the tutor should adopt is that of a sounding board for students' ideas and suggestions.
▪ They had a special role in relation to stock-rearing and stock health and as the confidante and sounding board for the farmers' problems.
Wiktionary
sounding board

alt. 1 A thin board that forms part of the resonating chamber of a musical instrument and serves to reinforce its sound 2 A structure that reflects sound towards the intended listeners 3 (context by extension English) Any device or means used to spread an idea or point of view 4 A person, or group, whose reactions to a new idea or proposal serve to assess its acceptability n. 1 A thin board that forms part of the resonating chamber of a musical instrument and serves to reinforce its sound 2 A structure that reflects sound towards the intended listeners 3 (context by extension English) Any device or means used to spread an idea or point of view 4 A person, or group, whose reactions to a new idea or proposal serve to assess its acceptability

WordNet
sounding board

  1. n. a person whose reactions to something serve as an indication of its acceptability; "I would use newspapermen as a sounding board for such policies"

  2. (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument [syn: soundboard]

Wikipedia
Sounding board

A sounding board, also known as a tester and abat-voix is a structure placed above and sometimes also behind a pulpit or other speaking platform which helps to project the sound of the speaker. It is usually made of wood. The structure may be specially shaped to assist the projection, for example, being formed as a parabolic reflector. In the typical setting of a church building, the sounding board may be ornately carved or constructed. The term abat-voix, from the French word for the same thing (abattre (“to beat down”) + voix (“voice”)) is also used in English.

Sounding board may also be used figuratively to describe a person who listens to a speech or proposal in order that the speaker may rehearse or explore the proposition more fully.

The term is also used inter-personally to describe one person listening to another, and especially to their ideas. When a person listens and responds with comments, they provide perspective that otherwise would not be available through introspection or thought alone.