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prolocutor

noun

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a person in charge of a meeting was chosen as prolocutor of the international colloquium Synonyms of prolocutor chairman, chairperson, moderator, president, presider, chair, speakerWords Related to prolocutor chairwoman; cochair, cochairman, cochairperson, cochairwoman, copresident

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