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
Noun
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The House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee will continue to hold hearings, including potentially hearing from insurance company executives, said chairperson Brad Yeager, R-New Port Richey.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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The stock market declines also resulted in losses exceeding $500 million for Chanel chairperson Alain Wertheimer, HCL Enterprise chairperson Shiv Nadar, KKR co-founder Henry Kravis, and former KKR CEO George Roberts.—
Karen K. Ho for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2025
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From there, invite women and other minorities to participate as speakers, panelists and moderators.—
Anou Khot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Willard didn’t get a chance to finish his thought, though, because a phone went off in the press room and — when it couldn’t be silenced quickly — the moderator ended Willard’s session with the media.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Valerie Macon | Afp | Getty Images Few people have as well-informed a perspective on the future of Hollywood as Donna Langley, chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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The decision to remove Chatfield was conveyed over the weekend in a phone call from Admiral Christopher Grady, acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to three unnamed U.S. officials cited by The Associated Press.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Despite the president's rhetoric, fully eliminating the Department of Education would require an act of Congress.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Sometimes that means saying no to certain political appearances (such as a new president’s inauguration, for example) that are often expected of former first ladies, and letting the former president attend these events solo.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Prolocutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolocutor. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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