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
Noun
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Mirror Entertainment will be headed by chairperson Tung Cheng-yu, who is also the CEO of Mirror Fiction.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Salarno is founder and chairperson of Crime Victims United and lives in Placer County.—
Harriet Salarno,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Suarez, the event’s principal moderator, inquired of Jeff Bezos, who spent some of his childhood in the area.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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The idea of replacing caddies with animals, lightheartedly suggested by moderator Eben Novy-Williams?—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Bruce Glikas—FilmMagic Diller, a media mogul who founded Fox with Rupert Murdoch and is the chairman of IAC and Expedia Group, made two donations totaling $500,000 to Fix the City.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jean Eric Salata, chairman of EQT Asia, said that the strategic priorities outlined in Beijing’s new five-year plan are poised to deepen China’s edge in advanced manufacturing, bolster investment in technology and artificial intelligence, and boost consumption.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Even less thorny issues on Capitol Hill don’t seem to be enticing the president these days.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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The few who have flirted with defying the president have quickly seen their reelection fortunes falter.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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“Prolocutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolocutor. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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