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
Efa-Welsh
DamirDAH-meer (Croatian, Serbian)Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Zaman-Arabic, Urdu
CourtneyKORT-neeEnglish
WiebeVEE-bə (Dutch, German), WEE-bə (Dutch)Frisian, Dutch, German
Zacchaeusza-KEE-əs (English)Biblical