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rapporteur::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | record-keeper, recorder, registrar |
Examples of rapporteur
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Disregarding the opinion of its rapporteur, the judges allowed the CHP petition.
From the forbes.com
The UN special rapporteur on torture has been refused entry to Kashmir since 1993.
From the guardian.co.uk
Mendez, the U.N. special rapporteur, has called solitary confinement torture.
From the us.cnn.com
Bustamante serves as the body's special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants.
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The U.N. special rapporteur based his report on a visit to Burma last month.
From the voanews.com
Mendez is based there as the United Nations's special rapporteur on torture.
From the nytimes.com
Martin was appointed to the position of EU rapporteur for ACTA in February.
From the infowars.com
One option being touted is a regional rapporteur who would monitor anti-crime strategies.
From the economist.com
Last year the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights visited.
From the times.co.nz
- A recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetings
- Rapporteur (derived from French) is used in international and European legal and political contexts to refer to a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation and report to that body.
- The MEP responsible for preparing a report.
- The Member State that is responsible for the evaluation of Active Substances prior to consideration at the (Standing Committee on Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFA)).
- One member of the relevant treaty body that has been assigned certain special tasks to undertake on behalf of the treaty body. There are, for instance, special rapporteurs on New Communications (the Human Rights Committee), on Interim Measures (CAT), and on Follow-up (the Human Rights Committee).
- The designated MEP who is responsible for drafting a report on a Commission proposal or other specific matter on behalf of the EP Committee he/she belongs to.
- French term often used even at English speaking events.
- A person responsible for compiling reports and presenting them, as to an authority or a governing body; see REPORT, FINDING, WHITE PAPER, MR, ANNEX, RBI, SNOWFLAKE, PAPER BULLET, BRIEFING, STAFF, PENCIL PUSHER, 90-PAGE WONDER, MILICRAT. [v: rapport, dossier; cf: bout de papier, aide-memoire]
- A member of the dais whose duties include keeping the speakers' list and taking the roll call.
