Bully pulpit

{{Short description|Conspicuous position that provides an opportunity to speak out and be listened to}}

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A "bully pulpit" is a conspicuous position that provides an opportunity to speak out and be listened to.

This term was coined by United States President Theodore Roosevelt, who referred to his office as a "bully pulpit", by which he meant a terrific platform from which to advocate an agenda. Roosevelt used the word bully as an adjective meaning "superb" or "wonderful", a more common usage at that time.{{cite book|first1=Michael Patrick | last1=Cullinane| first2=Clare Frances | last2=Elliott|title=Perspectives on Presidential Leadership: An International View of the White House|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xarmAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA80|date=February 18, 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-07903-1|pages=80–}}{{cite book |first=Stephen James | last=Nelson|chapter=Chapter 4 The Bully Pulpit: Use It or Lose It |title=Leaders in the Crossroads: Success and Failure in the College Presidency|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JzJIndBSJ9MC&pg=PA75|date=September 16, 2009|publisher=R&L Education|isbn=978-1-60709-249-0|pages=75–}}