English Dictionary

bully pulpit

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌbʊli ˈpʊlpɪt/

名詞

アメリカ英語

(US, chiefly politics) An advantageous position from which to express one's views.

日本語の意味

（主に米国政治で用いられる用語）自分の意見を公に発信するための有利な立場、あるいはその位置。

As president, she used the bully pulpit to advocate for climate reform.

大統領として、彼女は自分の意見を表明するのに有利な立場を利用して気候変動対策を訴えた。

意味（1）

(US, chiefly politics) An advantageous position from which to express one's views.

He [Theodore Roosevelt] was sitting at his desk reading to us his forthcoming Message. He had just finished a paragraph of a distinctly ethical character, when he suddenly stopped, swung round in his swivel chair, and said: I suppose my critics will call that preaching, but I have got such a bully pulpit!

bully pulpits （ plural ）