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.
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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
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
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The conservancy’s chairperson, Kasey Austin-Tibbets, and Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld, who’s on the group’s board, were among officials who held a news conference Thursday, March 5, in Fresno to decry the use of the compost, the Fresno Bee reported.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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In accepting the Milestone Award tonight at the 37th annual Producers Guild Awards, producer Jason Blum thanked many, beginning with his longtime friend Barry Diller, the billionaire chairperson of IAC, who presented him with the prize.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2026
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Matt Keller, the district’s media and public relations supervisor, served as the moderator, telling the group that employees had emailed more than 100 questions.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Columnist Gregg Doyel was there and served as the evening's moderator.—
Evan Frank,
IndyStar,
5 Mar. 2026
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Li Hongzhong, vice chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, said the measure was aimed at advancing the governance of ethnic affairs under the rule of law.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Nancy Epstein, founder and chairman of the board at Artistic Tile, chose walls of a custom glass mosaic in a languid lily pad pattern for her home.—
Megan Johnson,
Architectural Digest,
12 Mar. 2026
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Although other Democratic governors and public health leaders have openly criticized the federal government, few have been as outspoken as Newsom, who is considering a run for president in 2028 and is in his second and final term as governor.—
Angela Hart,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kim’s fresh push to be recognized as a nuclear state comes as the US president prepares a visit to the region in coming weeks that will include a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.—
Soo-hyang Choi,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Prolocutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolocutor. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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