HyperDic: bully_pulpit

English > 1 sense of the expression *bully pulpit*:
NOUN	act	bully pulpit	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

English > *bully pulpit*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
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"
Broader	public office	A position concerning the people as a whole