: a raised platform (as in a hall or large room)
Mounting the dais which had been set up for his use, he swirled the sinister cloak about him and sat down in the Abbot's chair.—
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Examples of dais in a Sentence
the speaker took his place at the front of the dais
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Local demonstrators with a bullhorn occupied the dais to demand low-income housing in Cambridge.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 23 May 2024
And the board’s October censure of now-former Commissioner Sandy Naranjo, not only complicated the agency’s relationship with her member city, National City, but created visible tension on the dais and caused the reputation of the agency’s top lawyer to be called into question.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
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Jason Farago, New York Times, 23 May 2024
And the board’s October censure of now-former Commissioner Sandy Naranjo, not only complicated the agency’s relationship with her member city, National City, but created visible tension on the dais and caused the reputation of the agency’s top lawyer to be called into question.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2024
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“Dais.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dais. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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dais
noun
da·is
ˈdā-əs 
: a raised platform (as in a large room)
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