BULLY PULPIT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter

Example:

the American presidency is a bully pulpit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("bully pulpit" is a kind of...):

public office (a position concerning the people as a whole)

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