Thesaurus results for PROLOCUTOR

prolocutor

noun

prō-ˈlä-kyə-tər

Definition of prolocutor

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

City rules stipulate that if the two branches of City Hall can’t agree on a replacement within 90 days of the term’s end, the chairperson’s tenure is then extended a year.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026
At Anthropic, the core septet has no apparent pay pyramid, despite Dario Amodei serving as CEO alongside Daniela Amodei as president and board chairperson.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of chairperson

Noun

Forum moderator Morgan Rynor of CBS News Miami asked Moskowitz about threats made against his life last week.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
During an Iowa Senate debate, the moderators displayed images of two soldiers, native Iowans, killed in action in the Middle East.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of moderator

Noun

While dealing with the closure of Shanghai Disneyland amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chapek and Iger — who stayed with the company as executive chairman — sat for an interview with CNBC about the transition.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Curtis Hertel, the party’s chairman, announced Stevens was no longer a member of the state party and would not be welcomed back.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of chairman

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Among the presidential hopefuls are former presidents Michel Martelly, Claude Joseph and Jocelerme Privert, along with a former president of Haiti's Chamber of Deputies, Gary Bodeau, and Public Prosecutor Jean Ernest Muscadin.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
But lawmakers and presidents across both parties have failed for decades to address the prices, consolidation, and restrictive contracts that are pushing companies and workers to the brink.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026

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