rapporteur

American  

[rap-awr-tur, ra-pawr-tœr] / ˌræp ɔrˈtɜr, ra pɔrˈtœr /

noun

• rapporteurs
  plural

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

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rapporteur British  

/ ˌræpɔːˈtɜː /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• rapporteurs
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of rapporteur

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

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Example Sentences

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rapporteur rapporteurs

A report led by the UN's special rapporteur on freedom of expression said Meta must ensure a level playing field online during the election.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The rapporteur accused Israel of “gross disregard” of its duty to treat all detainees humanely and without discrimination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

International organizations registered concern, with the United Nations special rapporteur for the independence of judges calling the cuts “worrying news.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

The executive was initially targeting 4.6 percent, but the scrapping of pension reforms meant such a reduction of the deficit was not possible, according to rapporteur Philippe Juvin.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

The ballot is still used in the elections to the National Assembly, but in the Assembly itself only in special cases, as e.g. in the election of a "rapporteur."

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

UN special rapporteurs Dr Alice Edwards and Mai Sato said proceedings against Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from East Sussex, had been marked by grave irregularities.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

Dong has been prosecuted by Chinese authorities for his human-rights activism and advocacy of democratic freedoms, according to a 2022 letter by United Nations special rapporteurs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

UN special rapporteurs are independent experts mandated by the Human Rights Council to report their findings.

From Barron's ● May 7, 2026

Special rapporteurs are independent experts mandated by the UN Human Rights Council to report their findings.

From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026

But this, your excellency assures me, proves nothing but that I am a listener to "rapporteurs," whom I ought to drive from my presence.

From The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I by H. R. Fox (Henry Richard Fox) Bourne

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