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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Xavier’s move also meant that his dad, Vincent Thorpe, also quit his role as chairperson for Nevermore Academy’s gala fundraising committee, which left an opening for Wednesday’s mom, Morticia Addams, to replace him.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
6 Aug. 2025
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Then-President George W. Bush's appointee as CPB board chairperson had accused PBS of liberal bias and was pressuring the network over specific programming choices.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Paul Mitchell, the CEO of IAC and one of the moderators at the Monterey Physical AI Summit feels that in the space of < 1 year since the last panel was conducted in Indianapolis, understanding and application of physical AI has grown dramatically.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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During that discussion, the moderator, CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, mentioned that 49 percent of doctors are still responding to prior auth requests on paper.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There will always be an inevitable conflict between a club’s manager and chairman.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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Simon is still active in the consumer space —now serving on the Darden Restaurants board and as Hanesbrands chairman.—
Stephanie Landsman,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
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Hardin, 39, is president of the Big Island Jeep Club, which has about 56 active members.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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Lucille was president of the Howard County Library Association.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Prolocutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolocutor. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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