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
  • The board was sure to change because of the resignation of the board of education's chairperson at the end of 2023.
    Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Its chairperson, Chan Po-ying, said the disbandment decision was made after careful deliberation, especially taking into account the consequences to its members and allies.
    Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Film and creative director Alexandra Thurmond will serve as moderator.
    Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Questions filtered through moderator Questions for the judges had to be written on a card and were then read by a moderator.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The following day, former Novatek deputy chairman Sergey Protosenya, 55, his wife Natalya, 53, and 18-year-old daughter, Maria, were found dead at their Spanish mansion.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • The chairman holds regular press conferences after the Federal Reserve Board of Governors meetings eight times a year, immediately followed by question-and-answer sessions with a select group of beat reporters who closely follow the bank and economic matters.
    James B. Nelson, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • The president said there's not really any flexibility left between now and Wednesday.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 July 2025
  • At the same time, the president has threatened to send letters to countries that don’t ink deals, telling them the rate at which their exports to the US will be taxed.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 6 July 2025

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“Prolocutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolocutor. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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