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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The board’s chairperson, Jennifer Hockenhull, declined to comment on the lawsuit.—
Danny Freeman,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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From left to right: Banco Santander executive chairperson Ana Botin, Bank of America chair and CEO Brian Moynihan, TotalEnergies chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanne and Blackstone Group chair and CEO Stephen Schwarzman, during Trump's address at Davos.—
Alex Ledsom,
Fortune Europe,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The View producer Brian Teta was once again called out by EGOT-winning actress and show moderator Whoopi Goldberg live on the air.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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The former First Lady of Canada and longtime mental health advocate sat down with moderator Gina Pell, creative Leader and co-founder of The What and The What Alliance, for a deeply personal conversation about resilience, trauma and the power of vulnerability.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And then their chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of PIF and a close ally of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left his seat in Wembley’s Royal Box and went down to the pitch to join the celebrations, lifting the trophy in front of the club’s supporters.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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David Novak, co-founder of the fast-food giant behind KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, was named chairman of the company that will be formed by Comcast‘s decision to spin off the many cable networks of NBCUniversal.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Throughout the president’s speech, the TV camera captured the party’s fossilized leadership.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
8 Mar. 2025
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The president's comments in the Oval Office echoed his sentiments from the interview, which was taped Thursday.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Prolocutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolocutor. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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