as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting
was chosen as prolocutor of the international colloquium
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Recent Examples of prolocutor
Peter de Montfort is recorded as having been ‘prolocutor’ (i.e. speaker) of the ‘Mad’ Parliament which met at Oxford in 1258.
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Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 5 Jan. 2023
There are many notable individuals worthy of that kind of invite, but Mitchell is a fantastic choice, a powerful prolocutor for college grads who need to hear and be fortified by what the man offers.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 5 Jan. 2023
There are many notable individuals worthy of that kind of invite, but Mitchell is a fantastic choice, a powerful prolocutor for college grads who need to hear and be fortified by what the man offers.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prolocutor
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Easing Regulatory Concerns One of the largest benefits and upsides of a pro-crypto SEC is that the regulatory outlook and approach would be less antagonistic versus what has been in place under the current SEC chairperson.Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Gerson now has a handful of female peers, including Sylvia Rhone, CEO and chairperson, Epic Records, and Desiree Perez, CEO of Roc Nation, but the business is still largely run by men.Ellie Austin, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
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During a conversation at Marrakech Film Festival on Friday, Haynes was asked about the project, which the moderator initially said the director would not speak on.Ben Croll, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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The most compelling moment, accordingly, was a flare-up: Camerimage’s more-than-capable moderator inquired as to how much of the surviving film came from each DP.Nick Newman, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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He was forced to step down as chairman of the board at Tesla in 2018 to resolve federal securities fraud charges.Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Also being enshrined is Randy Gordon, the TV boxing analyst who also served as chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission.Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Constitutional scholars note that while future presidents can reverse executive orders, amending the Constitution requires extraordinary consensus: A two-thirds majority in congressional chambers plus ratification by 38 state legislatures.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The president’s flight ends his family’s 54-year stranglehold on the country which began when his father Hafez al-Assad seized power in a bloodless coup in November 1970.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Prolocutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolocutor. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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