rapporteur
noun
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Rapporteur was adopted into English in the 16th century and is a descendant of the Middle French verb rapporter, meaning "to bring back, report, or refer." Other descendants of rapporter in English include rapportage (a rare synonym of reportage, in the sense of "writing intended to give an account of observed or documented events") and rapport ("a harmonious relationship," as in "The young teacher had a good rapport with the students"). The words report, reporter, reportage, etc., are also distant relatives of rapporteur; all can ultimately be traced back to the Latin prefix re-, meaning "back, again, or against," and the Latin word portare, meaning "to carry."
Examples of rapporteur in a Sentence
Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
After the explosion, crew members repeatedly yelled for help and sounded the fire alarm, according to a CCTV video shared by Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2025
The State Department’s decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, follows an unsuccessful U.S. pressure campaign to force the international body to remove her from her post.
—Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Russia’s abduction and deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children could amount to the crime of genocide, according to the special rapporteur for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2025
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“Rapporteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapporteur. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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