: a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
especially
: one from which scripture lessons are read in a church service
Examples of lectern in a Sentence
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As an academic at the lectern, Burnett cut a curious figure.
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Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
At the Supreme Court lectern Thursday, Idaho Solicitor General Joshua Turner defended the restrictive law, declaring that the state is entitled to make decisions about the practice of medicine within its borders.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
Sarah Sanders' office potentially violated state law in $19K lectern controversy, audit finds
The entire statewide emergency calling system in South Dakota experienced an outage, Pierre police confirmed to ABC News Wednesday night.
—Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
People in at least two rows of chairs behind the lectern got up and tried to take cover beneath the seats.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
The Parisian editor Sophie Fontanel then gave her take on Jacquemus’s personal panache and non-elitist fashion point of view, before the designer returned to the lectern to give thanks to his closest loved-ones and colleagues.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2024
The first lady stood at the lectern, her lips pursed in a small, tight smile, while security guards escorted and, in at least one case, dragged protesters out.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Judy Smith, who served as a deputy press secretary for President George H.W. Bush, and was , said the weight of the White House briefing room is felt by those who sit on both sides of the lectern.
—Erica L. Green, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024
Given the publicity surrounding the lectern, the best thing Empress Sarah can say at this point is mea culpa.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2023
Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
At the Supreme Court lectern Thursday, Idaho Solicitor General Joshua Turner defended the restrictive law, declaring that the state is entitled to make decisions about the practice of medicine within its borders.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
Sarah Sanders' office potentially violated state law in $19K lectern controversy, audit finds
The entire statewide emergency calling system in South Dakota experienced an outage, Pierre police confirmed to ABC News Wednesday night.
—Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
People in at least two rows of chairs behind the lectern got up and tried to take cover beneath the seats.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
The Parisian editor Sophie Fontanel then gave her take on Jacquemus’s personal panache and non-elitist fashion point of view, before the designer returned to the lectern to give thanks to his closest loved-ones and colleagues.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2024
The first lady stood at the lectern, her lips pursed in a small, tight smile, while security guards escorted and, in at least one case, dragged protesters out.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Judy Smith, who served as a deputy press secretary for President George H.W. Bush, and was , said the weight of the White House briefing room is felt by those who sit on both sides of the lectern.
—Erica L. Green, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024
Given the publicity surrounding the lectern, the best thing Empress Sarah can say at this point is mea culpa.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2023
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“Lectern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lectern. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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lectern
noun
lec·tern
ˈlek-tərn 
: a desk to read from while standing
especially
: one from which scripture lessons are read in a church service
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