master of ceremonies
noun phrase
1
: a person who determines the forms to be observed on a public occasion
2
: a person who acts as host at a formal event
3
: a person who acts as host for a program of entertainment (as on television)
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The majority appear to want to watch their master of ceremonies suffer.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Anthony Anderson takes the stage as master of ceremonies at LACHSAPalooza at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on May 30.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Though a local rabbi officiated the union on the billboard (Winkies bedazzled the chuppah), the master of ceremonies, according to the Haring poster, was Sico, the robot star from Rocky IV (1985).
—Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
This time, in addition to his other duties, he was called upon to act as a master of ceremonies in the days when the screen was accompanied by a stage and an emcee to provide some comic relief.
—Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Anthony Anderson takes the stage as master of ceremonies at LACHSAPalooza at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on May 30.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Though a local rabbi officiated the union on the billboard (Winkies bedazzled the chuppah), the master of ceremonies, according to the Haring poster, was Sico, the robot star from Rocky IV (1985).
—Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
This time, in addition to his other duties, he was called upon to act as a master of ceremonies in the days when the screen was accompanied by a stage and an emcee to provide some comic relief.
—Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
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“Master of ceremonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%20of%20ceremonies. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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