pulpit



bully pulpit

A public position that allows a person to speak with authority and share his or her views to a large audience. James used his position of class president as a bully pulpit to raise awareness about cyberbullying.
See also: 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
Ceciliothe-THEE-lyo (Spanish), se-SEE-lyo (Latin American Spanish), che-CHEE-lyo (Italian)Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Beileag-Scottish
Aquilinus-Ancient Roman
Teja-Slovene
KrystalKRIS-təlEnglish
Dionisiodyo-NEE-syo (Spanish), dyo-NEE-zyo (Italian)Spanish, Italian