pulpit
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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
The surgeon general wields a powerful bully pulpit for health advice, and helps oversee the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The state superintendent typically takes advantage of the bully pulpit on education issues.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Andrew Jay Schwartzman, a public interest communications attorney, said Carr is using his bully pulpit at the FCC to intimidate “a timorous broadcasting industry.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Reverend Lanier would take great care with his future messages from the pulpit.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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