panelist

noun pan·el·ist \ ˈpa-nᵊl-ist \

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

Definition of panelist

: a member of a discussion or advisory panel or of a radio or television panel

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Recent Examples of panelist from the Web

The panelists include: State Rep. Christina Hagan, a Republican from Uniontown, who recently lost her primary bid in the 16th Congressional District.

— andrew j. tobias, cleveland.com, "Mike DeWine raised $1 million in 72 hours following his GOP primary win, his campaign says," 14 May 2018
On Wednesday, Clinton introduced March for Our Lives panelists, including Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students Emma González and Delaney Turr, at the magazine's fifth Philanthropy Summit held at the Hearst Tower in New York City.

— veronica stracqualursi, CNN, "Magazine apologizes after Lewinsky says she was disinvited to event Bill Clinton attended," 10 May 2018
And, her fellow panelists noted, that doesn't include what can happen during a storm surge or the effect high tide can have.

— barbara henry, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Rising sea levels could damage city facilities, beaches, roadways in Encinitas," 9 May 2018
The company noted that while survey and panel materials were not offered in Asian languages, the company made efforts to accommodate non-English speaking respondents and includes both English and non-English speakers among its panelists.

— NBC News, "Asian-American buying power rising as population grows, Nielsen report finds," 8 May 2018
Change is possible if there is institutional buy-in, says panelist Keith Yamamoto, vice chancellor for science policy and strategy at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), which received one of NIH’s BEST awards.

— jeffrey mervis, Science | AAAS, "Making grad school work for STEM students," 31 May 2018
The highlight of the night was a roast of Lloyd Carr, as several panelists told humorous stories both in person and through video.

— nick baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan football community rallies in support of ChadTough Foundation," 19 May 2018
Each presentation is five to 10 minutes long and panelists will review several presentations in a two-hour block.

— laura groch, sandiegouniontribune.com, "North County School News, May 17," 17 May 2018
The group reviewed a decade’s worth of its events for me and was happy to report that all had at least one female panelist.

— shirley leung, BostonGlobe.com, "Let’s make the ‘manel’ — the all-too-common all-male panel — extinct," 17 May 2018

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