rapporteur

American  

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

noun

plural

rapporteurs

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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Etymology

Origin of rapporteur

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

Example Sentences

The same year, the UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders said the cases against her "appear to reflect an arbitrary use of the legal system to harass and intimidate".

From Barron's

News of Ahmadzada's arrest led to an outcry on social media, attracting the attention of Richard Bennett, the United Nations' special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, who posted online calling for her immediate release.

From BBC

UN special rapporteurs are independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, but do not speak in the name of the United Nations itself.

From Barron's

But in a letter dated January 2025 - in reply to concerns raised by UN special rapporteurs - they said that Saudi Arabia "protects and upholds" human rights and that its laws "prohibit and punish torture".

From BBC

Last month the United Nations General Assembly received a report from Reem Alsalem, its special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, calling for global abolition of surrogacy.

From The Wall Street Journal