rapporteur

[ rap-awr-tur; French ra-pawr-tœr ]

noun,plural rap·por·teurs

[rap-awr-turz; French ra-pawr-tœr]. /ˌræp ɔrˈtɜrz; French ra pɔrˈtœr/.

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

Origin of rapporteur

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

Words Nearby rapporteur

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How to use rapporteur in a sentence

According to the Special rapporteur, an especially disturbing trend is the growing rate of executions.
A Busy Iranian Regime: Torturing and Executing Prisoners, and Persecuting Women, Gays and Religious Minorities | Ilana Glazer | March 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The U.N. rapporteur has called for the lifting of the sanctions, which is what always happens when they begin to bite.
Iran and the Sanctions Trap | Stephen L. Carter | July 31, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Pour le rapporteur (M. Fauchille) c'est le droit de passage qui prime.
Letters To "The Times" Upon War And Neutrality (1881-1920) | Thomas Erskine Holland
On peut compter, avait dit le noble rapporteur, sur le concours loyal et clair des gouvernements trangers.
Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for rapporteur

rapporteur

/ (ˌræpɔːˈtɜː) /

noun

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

Origin of rapporteur

C18: from French, literally: recorder, reporter

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