rapporteur

[ rap-awr-tur; French ra-pawr-tœr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural rap·por·teurs [rap-awr-, turz, r, a, -paw, r, -, tœr].

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

rapporteur

/ ˌræpɔːˈtɜː /

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

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

C18: from French, literally: recorder, reporter

According to the Special Rapporteur, an especially disturbing trend is the growing rate of executions.

The U.N. rapporteur has called for the lifting of the sanctions, which is what always happens when they begin to bite.

Pour le Rapporteur (M. Fauchille) c'est le droit de passage qui prime.

On peut compter, avait dit le noble rapporteur, sur le concours loyal et clair des gouvernements trangers.

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