pulpit

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As an incumbent, Bass will always have the advantage of her City Hall bully pulpit, said Fernando Guerra, political science professor at Loyola Marymount University.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

The Prince of Wales gave a Bible reading from the pulpit.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

The congregation laughed when Hartzler was summoned to the pulpit to make an announcement about the young men’s breakfast and Bible study.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

“Dead Man” takes aim at hypocritical strong men who grandstand on a pulpit.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

It dominated all, the pulpit: a wooden platform raised above the congregation, with a high stand in the center for the Bible, before which the preacher stood.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin