: a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
especially
: one from which scripture lessons are read in a church service
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There’s no shortage of CEOs dispensing wisdom at a lectern these days.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
At a courtroom lectern, Etienne expressed her frustration with the plea deal, which her attorneys have likened to a slap on the wrist.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
The video shows Donald Trump standing at a gilded lectern in Mar-a-Lago.
—Jason Zengerle, New York Times, 26 May 2024
At the forum, the candidates stood behind lecterns and answered questions from panelists inside a FOX45 studio that was otherwise quiet because there was no studio audience, only some campaign officials and VIPs.
—Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2024
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
At a courtroom lectern, Etienne expressed her frustration with the plea deal, which her attorneys have likened to a slap on the wrist.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
The video shows Donald Trump standing at a gilded lectern in Mar-a-Lago.
—Jason Zengerle, New York Times, 26 May 2024
At the forum, the candidates stood behind lecterns and answered questions from panelists inside a FOX45 studio that was otherwise quiet because there was no studio audience, only some campaign officials and VIPs.
—Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2024
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“Lectern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lectern. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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lectern
noun
lec·tern
ˈlek-tərn 
: a desk to read from while standing
especially
: one from which scripture lessons are read in a church service
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