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
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The bill would designate the CCC chair as the person responsible for personnel and administrative matters at the agency and makes explicit that the executive director is to report directly to the chairperson.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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The panel’s members include the secretaries of agriculture, interior and the Army, the chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers, and the administrators of both the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Matthew Brown,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Australian actor, 31, stars in the new horror movie as Arthur, who re-creates and uploads videos of the kills shown in the titular 1978 film (once widely believed to be an actual snuff film), opposite Barbie Ferreira, who plays a content moderator trying to thwart him.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, content moderator Margot (Barbie Ferreira) grows concerned and starts looking into the content, starting up a deadly cat-and-mouse game.—
William Earl,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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Parliament also reappointed the chairman of the constitutional tribunal, attorney general, and judges of the Supreme Court.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Asian University Basketball League helmed by Alibaba co-chairman and Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai has completed a Series A funding round featuring investments from Yao Ming, David Blitzer and Marc Lasry.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Alfortish had been disbarred after pleading guilty, in 2011, to a conspiracy charge relating to his tenure as the president of a nonprofit, the Louisiana Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association, which advocates on behalf of professionals in the horse-racing business.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Previously these efforts have narrowly failed, but as the conflict drags on and lawmakers continue to face questions about the president's actions, additional Republicans could decide to support the efforts.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Prolocutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolocutor. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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