as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting was chosen as prolocutor of the international colloquium

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Recent Examples of prolocutor Peter de Montfort is recorded as having been ‘prolocutor’ (i.e. speaker) of the ‘Mad’ Parliament which met at Oxford in 1258. Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 5 Jan. 2023 There are many notable individuals worthy of that kind of invite, but Mitchell is a fantastic choice, a powerful prolocutor for college grads who need to hear and be fortified by what the man offers. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prolocutor
Noun
  • Now, with the two new appointments, the board will need a new chairperson.
    Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Sholl is also chairperson of MadaLuxe Group, which distributes premium brands to retailers.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to Dickerson and Dubois, Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan regularly leads coverage from Washington during major political moments, and WCBS-TV's Lonnie Quinn acts as the chief weather anchor.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Harper’s Magazine editor Christopher Carroll served as moderator.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Reynolds, a chief operating officer of a local logistics company, is stepping up to bat in the Ward 1 race against incumbent Tony Gillette, who served as chairman of the Northwest Johnson County Republicans before sitting on council.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Khalid Abdullah Al Hussan and Nasdaq vice chairman Bob McCooey, noted that investor appetite was returning globally.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The move is, of course, dividing Americans, with some people arguing that every president makes changes to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
  • But despite his entreaties, including meeting with Putin in Alaska, floating sanctions relief, and threatening to cut off aid to Kyiv, the Russian president has refused to be charmed into giving up on his invasion.
    Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Prolocutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolocutor. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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