a position of authority that gives somebody the opportunity to speak in public about an issue 名望講壇(能提供機會闡明自己觀點的重要公職) He intends to use the presidency as a bully pulpit to promote family values. 他打算利用總統職位作爲宣揚家庭價值觀的講壇。
Word Originearly 20th cent.: apparently originally used by President Theodore Roosevelt, explaining his personal view of the presidency.