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bully pulpit

noun

: a prominent public position (such as a political office) that provides an opportunity for expounding one's views
also : such an opportunity

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Bully vs Bully Pulpit

Bully pulpit comes from the 26th U.S. President, Theodore Roosevelt, who observed that the White House was a bully pulpit. For Roosevelt, bully was an adjective meaning "excellent" or "first-rate"—not the noun bully ("a blustering, browbeating person") that's so common today. Roosevelt understood the modern presidency's power of persuasion and recognized that it gave the incumbent the opportunity to exhort, instruct, or inspire. He took full advantage of his bully pulpit, speaking out about the danger of monopolies, the nation's growing role as a world power, and other issues important to him. Since the 1970s, bully pulpit has been used as a term for an office—especially a political office—that provides one with the opportunity to share one's views.

Example Sentences

She uses her position as a famous actress as a bully pulpit.
Recent Examples on the Web While the executive role is limited in Los Angeles, the mayor has the power of his appointments to commissions and departments — and the bully pulpit to promote his agenda. Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 Brady United Against Gun Violence praised Biden for using his bully pulpit but urged him to go even further and take additional actions. Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 8 June 2022 In the midst of what may prove to be the most fateful weeks of his presidency, Biden must seize the bully pulpit of an Oval Office address. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 9 Mar. 2022 But some Democrats who did vote in 2020 are frustrated with the administration's failure to push through their agenda, pass the big-ticket legislation, and Biden's own reluctance -- or inability -- to use the bully pulpit to change people's minds. NBC News, 10 July 2022 The Mexican leader has pursued an energy agenda that threatens American companies and regularly uses his bully pulpit to discredit and personally insult those who question his government. New York Times, 5 July 2022 No, not necessarily always to just roll out big policy things, but to use kind of the bully pulpit and draw attention to things. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 8 June 2022 But that has not been enough to spare the Ukrainians, and Zelensky has now taken to using his Kyiv bunker as a bully pulpit to try and shame the world into joining his fight by imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine. The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2022 Using the bully pulpit For Cardona, keeping schools open is not good enough going forward. Katie Lobosco, CNN, 9 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bully pulpit was in 1963

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