rapporteur
noun
rap·por·teur
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Definition of rapporteur
: a person who gives reports (as at a meeting of a learned society)
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Examples of rapporteur in a Sentence
He was selected to be the UN's rapporteur on nuclear energy.
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The report of the rapporteur in the human rights council contains clear contradictions and baseless allegations which challenge its credibility. — Jared Malsin, WSJ, "U.N. Probe Calls for More Scrutiny of Saudi Crown Prince Over Khashoggi Murder," 19 June 2019 And Agnes Callamard, the U.N. special rapporteur who led the independent inquiry, urged the United States to take concrete steps in response to her conclusions. — John Bacon, USA TODAY, "Why grisly UN report on Khashoggi murder will not change Trump policy toward Saudi Arabia," 19 June 2019 As Buttigieg noted, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on torture recommends no more than 15 days in solitary and an absolute ban on its use for juveniles and people with mental illnesses. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "Biden’s Big, Obvious Ideas for Criminal-Justice Reform," 24 July 2019 The determination with which politicians and policymakers cling to this blinkered view can be seen in the lonely quest of Agnes Callamard, the U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. — Jackson Diehl, The Denver Post, "Commentary: Mohammed bin Salman is our newest Saddam Hussein," 8 July 2019 Agnes Callamard, a human rights expert who is a special rapporteur for the U.N. Human Rights Commission, released a 101-page report on her months-long inquiry into Khashoggi’s death at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. — Washington Post, "U.N. investigator calls for probing Saudi officials in Khashoggi killing," 20 June 2019 The special rapporteur does not make any conclusions on the guilt of the Saudi Crown Prince and King. — Nic Robertson, CNN, "Khashoggi murder: Independent investigation blames Saudi Arabia for 'extrajudicial killing' of journalist," 19 June 2019 Agnes Callamard, the special rapporteur for extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions, said responsibility for Khashoggi's killing falls on Saudi Arabia. — Author: Jamey Keaten, Aya Batrawy, Anchorage Daily News, "U.N. inquiry into Khashoggi killing calls for greater scrutiny of Saudi prince and other officials," 19 June 2019 The head of the regional federal appeals court ruled in favor of the rapporteur. — Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, "Rule of Law Wins Again in Brazil," 15 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rapporteur.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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rapporteur
noun
English Language Learners Definition of rapporteur
: a person whose job is to do research and present official reports on a particular subject
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