HyperDic: bully_pulpit

English > 1 sense of the expression bully pulpit:
NOUNactbully pulpita public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter
English > bully pulpit: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA 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"
Broaderpublic officeA position concerning the people as a whole

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