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lectern

[lek-tern] / ˈlɛk tərn /
NOUN
reading desk
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In an emotional resignation speech, delivered at a lectern outside his Downing Street front door, he said his party had asked "whether I am best placed to lead us into the next general election".

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Poised behind a lectern, in a silver silk top and matching trousers, Kirk explained that feminism teaches women to “reject the very things that make womanhood unique.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

So when Torres took the lectern in Garden Grove, he wasn’t just there as an elected official.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

That elicited plenty of interjections from the degree-holders below his lectern, to whom Borchetta responded, “Deal with it.”

From Slate May 20, 2026

King pushed his written speech aside, gripped the lectern with both hands, and gave his country seventeen of the most memorable minutes in its history.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Vance and Walz cordially acknowledged one another before taking up their places behind their respective lecterns.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2024

The two leaders gave opening remarks from lecterns on opposite sides of the stage.

From Reuters Nov. 18, 2023

There are lecterns on each level connected by a staircase with ornate details which were all crafted by hand.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2022

The boxy dark blue and dark paneled lecterns — there are many — are a symbol of the modern presidency.

From Seattle Times Oct. 11, 2022

When books had become numerous the western library was taken in hand, and the lecterns altered into stalls, the single central bar being retained.

From The Care of Books by Clark, John Willis




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