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
'Iyyov-Biblical Hebrew
Kaan-Turkish
Confuciuskən-FYOO-shəs (English)History
Sardar-Persian, Urdu, Pashto
Mariema-REE (French), mah-REE (German)French, Czech, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Rosangelaro-zahn-JE-lahItalian