单词 | bully pulpit |
释义 | bully pulpit[ bool-ee pool-pit, puhl-pit ] / ˈbʊl i ˈpʊl pɪt, ˈpʌl pɪt / nouna position of authority or public visibility, especially a political office, from which one may express one's views. Origin of bully pulpitFirst recorded in 1905–10; from a remark made by President Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the U.S. 1901–09, in reference to the White House, “I suppose my critics will call that preaching, but I have got such a bully pulpit!” Words nearby bully pulpitbully, bully beef, bullyboy, bullycide, bully-off, bully pulpit, bullyrag, bully tree, bulnbuln, Bülow, bulrush Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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