Meaning of bully pulpit | Babel Free

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An advantageous position from which to express one's views, especially a political office.

US

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“He [Theodore Roosevelt] was sitting at his desk reading to us his forthcoming Message. He had just finished a paragraph of a distinctly ethical character, when he suddenly stopped, swung round in his swivel chair, and said: "I suppose my critics will call that preaching, but I have got such a bully pulpit!"”

““The only option is to continue raising the issue, making it a political fight and using the bully pulpit to get more attention,” the [White House] source said.”

“At a leadership level, Ms. Hurst wishes that lawmakers would use their bully pulpit to convene constituents for more of the sorts of conversations that took place in Portugal.”

“But the 2024 year-end report has a much sharper message—with the Chief Justice using his bully pulpit to rail, quite aggressively, against four types of attacks on judicial independence[.]”

“In his final days in office, Mr. Biden has used both his presidential power and his bully pulpit.”

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