rapporteur

noun rap·por·teur \ ˌra-ˌpȯr-ˈtər \

|Updated on: 2 Jul 2018

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Definition of rapporteur

: a person who gives reports (as at a meeting of a learned society)

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Examples of rapporteur in a Sentence

He was selected to be the UN's rapporteur on nuclear energy.

Recent Examples of rapporteur from the Web

Edison Lanzas, the commission’s freedom of expression rapporteur, said that the government had confirmed the death toll.

— Washington Post, "Commission says Nicaraguan government violated human rights," 21 May 2018
His comments add to the outrage felt by Tauli-Corpuz’s fellow rapporteurs.

— sofia lotto persio, Newsweek, "Philippines's Duterte Needs 'Psychiatric' Test after Listing Human Rights Investigator as Terrorist: Top U.N. Official," 9 Mar. 2018
The special rapporteur noted that much of the population relies on black market trade to provide alternative sources of food.

— ivan watson, CNN, "North Korea blasts 'human rights racket' after damning UN report," 13 Mar. 2018
She had been appointed rapporteur for a special commission to monitor the federal intervention.

— joe sterling and bijan hosseini, CNN, "Brazilians mourn slain politician and demand justice for her death," 16 Mar. 2018
Last month, Franco was named rapporteur of a special commission that was to serve as a watchdog over a controversial federal intervention in Rio's public security.

— jill langlois, latimes.com, "Outspoken Rio councilwoman who fought for the marginalized is shot to death; thousands mourn," 15 Mar. 2018
Jehangir also served as president of the Supreme Court’s Bar Association and was a U.N. rapporteur on human right and extrajudicial killings.

— Time, "Asma Jehangir, Leading Pakistani Rights Activist, Dies at 66," 11 Feb. 2018
The United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, and the United Nations special rapporteur on arbitrary executions, along with other United Nations experts, also raised concerns.

— elisabeth malkin, New York Times, "Mexico Strengthens Military’s Role in Drug War, Outraging Critics," 15 Dec. 2017
Nils Melzer, the United Nations special rapporteur on torture, on Wednesday urged the United States to end its torture of detainees held at the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention facility.

— lewis sanders iv, USA TODAY, "U.S. torture continues at Guantanamo Bay, U.N. expert warns," 13 Dec. 2017

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Rapporteur was adopted into English in the early 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" ("harmonious relationship"). The words "report," "reporter," "reportage," etc., are also distant relatives of "rappouteur"; all can ultimately be traced back to the Latin prefix re-, meaning "back, again, against," and the Latin word portare, meaning "to carry."