rapporteur

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French rapporteur.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɹæ.pɔːˈtɜː/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɹæ.pɔɹˈtɜɹ/

Noun

rapporteur (plural rapporteurs)

(law, politics) A person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body.

Derived terms

Translations

a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body

Russian: докладчик (ru) m (dokladčik)
Spanish: ponente m or f
Swedish: rapportör (sv) c
Ukrainian: доповідач m (dopovidač)

See also

French

Etymology

From rapport(er) +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁa.pɔʁ.tœʁ/
Audio (file)

Noun

rapporteur m (plural rapporteurs, feminine rapporteuse)

reporter (someone who reports)
Coordinate terms: journaliste, reporter
telltale
rapporteur (same sense as in English)

Descendants

English: rapporteur

Noun

rapporteur m (plural rapporteurs)

protractor (instrument)

Related terms

See also

Further reading

“rapporteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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