rapporteur

[rap-awr-tur, ra-pawr-tœr]

noun

plural

rapporteurs 

1. a person responsible for compiling reports and presenting them, as to a governing body.

rapporteur

/ ˌræpɔːˈtɜː /

noun

1. a person appointed by a committee to prepare reports of meetings or carry out an investigation

Word History and Origins

Origin of rapporteur¹

1490–1500; < French, derivative of rapporter. See rapport, -eur

Word History and Origins

Origin of rapporteur¹

C18: from French, literally: recorder, reporter

Example Sentences

"The sheer scale of executions in Iran is staggering and represents a grave violation of the right to life," the five special rapporteurs warned in a joint statement.

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In July, the US also sanctioned UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, who has been a prominent critic of Israel's military offensive in Gaza.

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Tom Andrews, the United Nation's special rapporteur on the rights situation in Myanmar, had in June accused the junta of designing a "mirage of an election exercise" to give itself a veneer of legitimacy.

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UN experts, or special rapporteurs, are independent of the UN, but appointed by it to advise on human rights matters.

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The UN's special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, urged the junta to cease bombing raids.

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