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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Kristina Ramirez was master of ceremonies, along with Miss Rodeo California Janae Wallace.
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
There was a master of ceremonies, a DJ, the Straw Hat Band, family members, donors and students.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025
As master of ceremonies at her Fool’s Moon cabaret, Puella displays the kind of unearned self-assurance that usually wins praise for men and scorn for women.
—Michael Snyder, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
During an extended break in the championship game of nearly 20 minutes, with the OGs ahead 11-0, comedian Kevin Hart, the master of ceremonies for the night, paid tribute with help from the All-Stars to TNT’s Inside the NBA team of O’Neal, Barkley, Smith and Ernie Johnson.
—Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
There was a master of ceremonies, a DJ, the Straw Hat Band, family members, donors and students.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025
As master of ceremonies at her Fool’s Moon cabaret, Puella displays the kind of unearned self-assurance that usually wins praise for men and scorn for women.
—Michael Snyder, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
During an extended break in the championship game of nearly 20 minutes, with the OGs ahead 11-0, comedian Kevin Hart, the master of ceremonies for the night, paid tribute with help from the All-Stars to TNT’s Inside the NBA team of O’Neal, Barkley, Smith and Ernie Johnson.
—Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Master of ceremonies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%20of%20ceremonies. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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