panelist

[pan-l-ist]

noun

1. a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of panelist¹

First recorded in 1950–55; panel + -ist

Example Sentences

But on the Italians’ opening night, the torrents of rain short-circuited TV monitors and panelists struggled to give their presentations.

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The panelists shared stories of a chaotic evacuation process with little direction from the city and the pain of losing a lifetime’s worth of memories.

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Cuomo, a one-time “#resistance” hero, closed his campaign on a diversity “can also be a weakness” message, which he delivered while mixing up the two Black panelists on MSNBC’s “The Weekend.”

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A majority of panelists indicated that managing headcount is still the norm at companies, rather than hiring.

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Although the panelists all expressed worry about AI being used for harmful purposes if it’s unregulated, this group of older tech users is generally optimistic about an AI future.

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