: a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
especially
: one from which scripture lessons are read in a church service
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Topline President Donald Trump spoke to investors of his $TRUMP meme coin from a lectern adorned with the presidential seal at Trump National Golf Club Thursday—despite a federal law prohibiting it from being used in a way that erroneously suggest federal sponsorship.
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Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Standing behind the White House lectern in January, Mr. Trump asserted without evidence that diversity efforts at the Federal Aviation Administration had resulted in an incompetent work force and a deadly plane crash in Washington.
—Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 22 May 2025
There have been some changes, including a modern bronze main altar, baptismal font and lectern.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 21 May 2025
Challenging the narrative Defense attorney Stuart Adelstein strolled over to the lectern, his eyes piercing the jurors just feet away from him.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Standing behind the White House lectern in January, Mr. Trump asserted without evidence that diversity efforts at the Federal Aviation Administration had resulted in an incompetent work force and a deadly plane crash in Washington.
—Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 22 May 2025
There have been some changes, including a modern bronze main altar, baptismal font and lectern.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 21 May 2025
Challenging the narrative Defense attorney Stuart Adelstein strolled over to the lectern, his eyes piercing the jurors just feet away from him.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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“Lectern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lectern. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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lectern
noun
lec·tern
ˈlek-tərn 
: a desk to read from while standing
especially
: one from which scripture lessons are read in a church service
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