陪ばい席せき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

sitting in on a meeting; attending as an observer; being in attendance with a superior

Refers to the act of sitting in on a meeting, court session, or formal occasion, often alongside a superior or as a non-participating observer. The focus is on presence rather than active participation.

• 裁さい判ばん官かんの隣となりに陪ばい席せき裁さい判ばん官かんが座すわっていた。

  An associate judge sat beside the presiding judge.

• 会かい議ぎには上じょう司しの陪ばい席せきをお願ねがいした。

  I asked my boss to sit in on the meeting.