Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
bully pulpit
Polish translation:
znakomita/pierwszorzędna trybuna
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Teresa Pelka
Jul 20, 2010 07:55
14 yrs ago
English term
bully pulpit
English to Polish
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""Bully pulpit" comes from the 26th U.S. President, Theodore Roosevelt, who observed that the White House was a bully pulpit. For Roosevelt, "bully" was an adjective meaning "excellent" or "first-rate" — not the noun "bully" ("a blustering browbeating person") that's so common today. Roosevelt understood the modern presidency's power of persuasion and recognized that it gave the incumbent the opportunity to exhort, instruct, or inspire. He took full advantage of his bully pulpit, speaking out about the danger of monopolies, the nation's growing role as a world power, and other issues important to him. Since the 1970s, "bully pulpit" has been used as a term for an office — especially a political office — that provides one with the opportunity to share one's views." (M-W)
Proposed translations
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2 | znakomita trybuna/ambona |
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2 | powaga/autorytet urzędu |
geopiet
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znakomita trybuna/ambona
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powaga/autorytet urzędu
A bully pulpit is a public office or other position of authority of sufficiently high rank that provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter.
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