prolocutors

noun

plural of prolocutor
as in chairpersons
a person in charge of a meeting was chosen as prolocutor of the international colloquium

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  1. chairpersons
  2. moderators
  3. presidents
  4. chairmen
Noun
  • There have been four different PCB chairpersons since 2022 and each has brought in a different vision and a new set of executives to run the board.
    — Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The existing committee chairpersons are tasked with facilitating meetings and placing items on their agendas.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
Definition of chairpersons
Noun
  • Reddit moderators also checked additional photos and Apple paperwork provided by the owner.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 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 moderators
Noun
  • 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
  • Nearly all presidents of both parties since 1923 have described libraries, whether public, academic or presidential, as a prerequisite to a healthy democracy and as crucial to sustaining an informed citizenry.
    — Alex H. Poole, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of presidents
Noun
  • While Michael Jordan never retired anyone’s number during his years as the Hornets owner, Hornets’ co-chairmen Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin have now retired two.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Corporate records show a Cambodian firm by that name, listing both Chen Zhi and Chen Sokly as chairmen.
    — Isabel Vincent, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of chairmen
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“Prolocutors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolocutors. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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