rapporteur
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French rapporteur.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɹæ.pɔːˈtɜː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɹæ.pɔɹˈtɜɹ/
Noun[edit]
rapporteur (plural rapporteurs)
- (law, politics) A person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body.
Translations[edit]
a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body
See also[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rapporteur m (plural rapporteurs, feminine rapporteuse)
- reporter (someone who reports)
- Coordinate terms: journaliste, reporter
- telltale
- rapporteur (same sense as in English)
Descendants[edit]
- English: rapporteur
Noun[edit]
rapporteur m (plural rapporteurs)
- protractor (instrument)
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “rapporteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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