rapporteur
noun
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Rapporteur was adopted into English in the 16th century and is a descendant of the Middle French verb rapporter, meaning "to bring back, report, or refer." Other descendants of rapporter in English include rapportage (a rare synonym of reportage, in the sense of "writing intended to give an account of observed or documented events") and rapport ("a harmonious relationship," as in "The young teacher had a good rapport with the students"). The words report, reporter, reportage, etc., are also distant relatives of rapporteur; all can ultimately be traced back to the Latin prefix re-, meaning "back, again, or against," and the Latin word portare, meaning "to carry."
Examples of rapporteur in a Sentence
Abigail Williams, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024
David Boyd, the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights and the environment, describes the country as a front line for litigation using innovative rights arguments to fight climate change.
—Gaiutra Bahadur Keisha Scarville, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Its findings echo those of several Israeli and Palestinian rights groups, as well as separate investigations by two U.N. special rapporteurs, all of whom allege similar abuses inside Israeli detention centers.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Professor Randall Cerveny, rapporteur of climate and weather extremes for WMO, said investigations like this are lengthy to ensure WMO is properly measuring global temperatures.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2024
The bishop of the central province of Matagalpa had been held for more than a year, and in recent months was locked up in solitary confinement, according to U.N. human rights rapporteurs.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
The experts were Alice Jill Edwards, special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment and Morris Tidball-Binz, special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
In 2020, Michael Lynk, then the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, called on Israel to abolish the practice.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
The speechwriters and special rapporteurs live in their bubbles.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
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“Rapporteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapporteur. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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