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pulpit

[pool-pit, puhl-] / ˈpʊl pɪt, ˈpʌl- /
NOUN
structure from which sermon is given
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The controller has a bully pulpit to vent about the city’s dire financial straits, as well as auditing powers to unearth where the city might be overspending, but does not actually manage the budget.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“We are united with everybody in our country praying for peace, and specifically praying for immigrants in our country,” Gomez said during an address from the pulpit Wednesday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

The Health Secretary has also used his bully pulpit to attack products he views as toxins, including pesticides and fluoride in water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Roosevelt’s challenge to Wall Street, he writes, “was largely a bully pulpit affair, with rhetoric exceeding action.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Behind the pulpit a big man in black robes gave the signal and everyone rose to sing “Amazing Grace,” which had apparently been one of Stan’s favorites.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx




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