: 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
Examples of lectern in a Sentence
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The crowd rose to its feet as Hadzic, overcome with emotion, stepped away from the lectern.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 23 May 2024
Morehouse's valedictorian also raised Israel's war in Gaza during his remarks before Biden took the lectern.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
But as the trial enters its final stage and the focus shifts from the lawyers at the lectern to the 12 silent New Yorkers who will determine Mr. Trump’s fate, several legal experts say the case remains the prosecution’s to lose.
—Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Shortly before the vote, an emotional Wahl came up to the lectern to thank council members for the opportunity to serve as the city’s 36th police chief.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
Byrd and John Butler, a consultant working with the archdiocese on Seek the City who helped facilitate the gathering, stood beside the lectern and listened, eyes locked on each speaker.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
As Roberts spoke, a few shouts rang from the crowd and eventually Lee, the dean of students, walked to the lectern and interrupted.
—Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
As an academic at the lectern, Burnett cut a curious figure.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
At the Supreme Court lectern Thursday, Idaho Solicitor General Joshua Turner defended the restrictive law, declaring that the state is entitled to make decisions about the practice of medicine within its borders.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 23 May 2024
Morehouse's valedictorian also raised Israel's war in Gaza during his remarks before Biden took the lectern.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
But as the trial enters its final stage and the focus shifts from the lawyers at the lectern to the 12 silent New Yorkers who will determine Mr. Trump’s fate, several legal experts say the case remains the prosecution’s to lose.
—Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Shortly before the vote, an emotional Wahl came up to the lectern to thank council members for the opportunity to serve as the city’s 36th police chief.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
Byrd and John Butler, a consultant working with the archdiocese on Seek the City who helped facilitate the gathering, stood beside the lectern and listened, eyes locked on each speaker.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
As Roberts spoke, a few shouts rang from the crowd and eventually Lee, the dean of students, walked to the lectern and interrupted.
—Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
As an academic at the lectern, Burnett cut a curious figure.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
At the Supreme Court lectern Thursday, Idaho Solicitor General Joshua Turner defended the restrictive law, declaring that the state is entitled to make decisions about the practice of medicine within its borders.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Lectern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lectern. Accessed 28 May. 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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