a bully pulpit



a bully pulpit

  (American)
an important job or position that someone can use to persuade other people to accept their ideas The presidency is a wonderful bully pulpit to convince the country of the need for a balanced budget.
See also: bully, pulpit

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Acaciaə-KAY-shəEnglish (Rare)
Quirina-Late Roman
HrÓ&Eth;Valdr-Ancient Scandinavian
CoenKOONDutch
Shimmel-Yiddish
CyrilSIR-əl (English), SEER-əl (English), TSI-ril (Czech)English, French, Czech, Slovak