BULLY PULPIT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter

Example:

the American presidency is a bully pulpit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("bully pulpit" is a kind of...):

public office (a position concerning the people as a whole)