rapporteur
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French rapporteur.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɹæ.pɔːˈtɜː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɹæ.pɔɹˈtɜɹ/
Noun edit
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 edit
Translations edit
a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body
See also edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rapporteur m (plural rapporteurs, feminine rapporteuse)
- reporter (someone who reports)
- Coordinate terms: journaliste, reporter
- telltale
- rapporteur (same sense as in English)
Descendants edit
- English: rapporteur
Noun edit
rapporteur m (plural rapporteurs)
- protractor (instrument)
Related terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “rapporteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.