rapporteur

noun

rap·por·teur ˌra-ˌpȯr-ˈtər

: a person who gives reports (as at a meeting of a learned society)

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Rapporteur was adopted into English in the 16th century and is a descendant of the Middle French verb rapporter, meaning "to bring back, report, or refer." Other descendants of rapporter in English include rapportage (a rare synonym of reportage, in the sense of "writing intended to give an account of observed or documented events") and rapport ("a harmonious relationship," as in "The young teacher had a good rapport with the students"). The words report, reporter, reportage, etc., are also distant relatives of rapporteur; all can ultimately be traced back to the Latin prefix re-, meaning "back, again, or against," and the Latin word portare, meaning "to carry."

Examples of rapporteur in a Sentence

He was selected to be the UN's rapporteur on nuclear energy.

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Israel has been accused of genocide over its actions in Gaza before the International Court of Justice and by the United Nations' special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinain territories. —

Doha Madani, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024 Almost 82% of Venezuelans live in poverty, with 53% in extreme poverty, unable to buy even basic foodstuffs, a U.N. special rapporteur said in February after visiting the country. —

Reuters, NBC News, 25 July 2024 The special rapporteur is an independent expert appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council. —

Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 30 June 2024 In his report, UN special rapporteur Bennett also backed calls for gender apartheid to be a punishable offense and predicted a dystopic future for women and girls should the world fail to act. —

Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 30 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for rapporteur