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rostrum

noun

ˈrä-strəm

Definition of rostrum

as in podium

a level usually raised surface stood on a rostrum to address the huge crowd

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Recent Examples of rostrum Helena Newman, Sotheby’s chairman of both Europe and Impressionist and modern art, took to the rostrum for the second part of the sale. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 June 2026 This floor should be where the decisions are made, not that rostrum. — Patrick Anderson, The Providence Journal, 8 May 2026 Her interest began when a green sawfish rostrum was donated to the university’s National Marine Science Centre. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 19 Mar. 2026 Are members of Congress really supposed to sit meekly and quietly while the president uses the rostrum of their chamber to abuse and insult them in the ugliest language? — David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rostrum

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podium

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The briefing room where press secretaries stand behind the podium and take questions from reporters is named after Brady.

— Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
But in an edited video put out by the White House that showed her march to the podium, set to pickup-truck-commercial music, Zacharia appeared visibly fearful.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

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