Thesaurus results for ROSTRUM

rostrum

noun

ˈrä-strəm

Definition of rostrum next

as in podium

a level usually raised surface stood on a rostrum to address the huge crowd

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Recent Examples of rostrum Long-time Capitol observers were aghast that DeSantis stepped down from the House speaker’s rostrum without even a perfunctory handshake with Perez, who has the power to reject everything DeSantis wants in his last year in office. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026 Albritton was on the rostrum with the other two leaders at the time, having just presided over the opening ceremony. —

Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026 The ceremony resembled a mini-State of the Union as the beaming governor was escorted down the Assembly’s center aisle to the Speaker’s rostrum, shaking hands with delighted legislators crowding into camera range. —

George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026 But there’s only one historical figure looking directly at the speaker’s rostrum, and that’s Moses. —

Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rostrum

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podium

Noun

But before the last vote was cast, State Senator Michael Young—who would end up voting in favor of the redistricting—got up to the podium and asked to speak on the record.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
In any other year, Radcliffe would be ascending to the podium, and deservedly so.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026