rapporteur

[ rap-awr-tur; French ra-pawr-tœr ]

noun

, plural rap·por·teurs [rap-awr-, turz, r, a, -paw, r, -, tœr].

1. a person responsible for compiling reports and presenting them, as to a governing body.

rapporteur

/ ˌræpɔːˈtɜː /

noun

1. a person appointed by a committee to prepare reports of meetings or carry out an investigation

Word History and Origins

Origin of rapporteur¹

1490–1500; < French, derivative of rapporter. See rapport, -eur

Word History and Origins

Origin of rapporteur¹

C18: from French, literally: recorder, reporter

Example Sentences

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese, that addresses the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

From Salon

“International humanitarian law does not permit attacks on the economic or financial infrastructure of an adversary, even if they indirectly sustain its military activities,” according to Ben Saul, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-terrorism.

From BBC

Hunt, like so many of the other Gen Z candidates this year, is best described as extremely driven: Before running for office, she worked at the United Nations in the office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and was a law clerk in Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s office, where she said she got to work on Trump’s first impeachment trial.

From Slate

The UN Special Rapporteur on Iran, Mai Sato, posted the footage on X and wrote that she would be “monitoring this incident closely, including the authorities' response”.

From BBC

Michael Fakhri, the UN's Special Rapporteur on the right to food, accused Israel of pursuing a deliberate policy of starvation in Gaza during an interview with the BBC's Newshour programme on Monday.

From BBC