Definition of prolocutornext
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 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
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Noun
  • Emirati curator and Sharjah royal family member Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi has been announced as the new chairperson of the Sharjah Museums Authority which oversees a network of cultural institutions across the emirate of Sharjah in the UAE.
    News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026
  • Earlier this month, Uthmeier leapt to the defense of University of Florida board chairperson Mori Hosseini, one of DeSantis’ most loyal supporters and arguably the most powerful person at the school.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • The company is reportedly now blocking 23 million spam views and revoking nearly 2 million inauthentic votes per day, while pointing to the community moderators and users that have long played a role in combatting content that violates its rules.
    Cody Luongo, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Trump stormed out of a June 7 interview with current moderator Kristen Welker in Wisconsin.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Recruitment processes are described as clearer and more aligned following the departures of Daniel Levy, the former executive chairman who was deposed in September last year, and ex-managing director of football Fabio Paratici.
    Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, struck a similar note, but with an emphasis on responsibility.
    Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • Trump commuted their prison sentences, but they were not covered by the president’s mass pardons.
    Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • While Pretelin and Valdés Ugalde have warned that Sheinbaum’s announcement spells trouble for US-Mexico relations, some experts believe that the Mexican president hasn’t gone nearly far enough.
    Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 12 July 2026

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“Prolocutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolocutor. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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