teleprompter
noun
tele·prompt·er
ˈte-lə-ˌpräm(p)-tər 
: a device for displaying prepared text to a speaker or performer
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Campaigns result in more opportunities to go off script than speaking off a teleprompter in the East Room, so the White House cleanup squad invariably has a surge in business at this point in the electoral cycle.
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Peter Baker, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
An autocratic third-term president (Nick Offerman) practices a pompous speech in front of a teleprompter.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
But nowadays no one can tell who is dressing up and loading the teleprompter for our Weekend at Bernie’s POTUS.
—Ron Hart, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2024
Take questions from people like yourself, rather than reading a teleprompter.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2024
Kotb, 59, revealed that before the kids made their TV debut, they were given the chance to read off the teleprompter.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
Though winners deliver their long list of thank-yous to those who shaped them and presenters typically stick to reciting what's on the teleprompter, plenty of stars seize this opportunity to speak openly about pressing issues near to their hearts.
—Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
Followed by about a second of uncomfortable dead air as Pongo looks to Saweetie, who remembers there's a teleprompter that needs reading...ish.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2023
Ramsey was simply reading off a teleprompter, so the blame was more directed towards the Critics Choice Awards writers.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024
Peter Baker, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
An autocratic third-term president (Nick Offerman) practices a pompous speech in front of a teleprompter.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
But nowadays no one can tell who is dressing up and loading the teleprompter for our Weekend at Bernie’s POTUS.
—Ron Hart, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2024
Take questions from people like yourself, rather than reading a teleprompter.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2024
Kotb, 59, revealed that before the kids made their TV debut, they were given the chance to read off the teleprompter.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
Though winners deliver their long list of thank-yous to those who shaped them and presenters typically stick to reciting what's on the teleprompter, plenty of stars seize this opportunity to speak openly about pressing issues near to their hearts.
—Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
Followed by about a second of uncomfortable dead air as Pongo looks to Saweetie, who remembers there's a teleprompter that needs reading...ish.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2023
Ramsey was simply reading off a teleprompter, so the blame was more directed towards the Critics Choice Awards writers.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024
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“Teleprompter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teleprompter. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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