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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Thomas’ move comes in the wake of a seismic leadership change at Atlantic Music Group that includes the departure of chairperson/CEO Julie Greenwald and other key executives.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
10 July 2025
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The mother of two has also served as chairperson of the Country Music Association Board of Directors and has been on the CMA Foundation and Music Health Alliance boards.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Questions submitted by analysts are read by Spencer Wang, call moderator and VP of finance, investor relations and corporate development.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
17 July 2025
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Republican political commentator Ana Navarro is sticking up for her View family days after President Donald Trump threatened to revoke the citizenship of one the talk show's former moderators, Rosie O'Donnell.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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They're hired by Wang, chairman of the Danshokai organization, to take out Lu, but their mission is cut short when Sakamoto and Shin intervene.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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General Mark Milley, former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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Langone, who backed Trump in 2016 but has slammed him over tariffs and the Jan. 6 riot, praised the president’s strikes on Iran and suggested his recent spending package would spur economic expansion.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Nils Jaeger, president of Volvo Autonomous Solutions, told the Statesman that Texas is essential to launching the self-driving trucking industry.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
15 July 2025
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“Prolocutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prolocutor. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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