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• n  a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
• n  beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils

• Striding to the rostrum for his own acceptance speech, Lyndon knew that it was getting late and that the primetime televiewers would soon be flicking off their sets.
• His hands kept clenching and unclenching; he thumped on the rostrum for emphasis and pointed his forefinger at his audience.
• On the rostrum Humphrey all but brought down the rafters.

• dais
• podium
• pulpit
• ambo
• stump
• soapbox
• snout

News & Articles

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• 'Another Dorchester girl,' Dorcena Forry joins state Senate
  Michael Norton, State House News Service Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry, introduced by Senate President Therese Murray as "another Dorchester girl," joined the Upper Chamber just after 2 p.m. Thursday after being sworn in by Gov. Deval Patrick. "There is work we are going to do together," a jubilant Dorcena Forry said in remarks from the Senate rostrum. Dorcena Forry called for her colleagues to work ...
  June 13, 2013 - Dorchester Reporter

Quotes

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• Vladimir Putin in CNN
  Just a year ago, American delegates speaking from this rostrum emphasized the US economy's fundamental stability and its cloudless prospects. Today, investment banks, the pride of Wall Street, have virtually ceased to exist,Putin commented.
• President Bush in News 10 Now
  Seven years have passed since I first stood before you at this rostrum. In that time, our country has been tested in ways none of us could have imagined,said Bush.
• Ban Ki-moon in Bloomberg
  It has been a long journey from my youth in war-torn and destitute Korea to this rostrum and these awesome responsibilities,Ban said in accepting the post, in both English and French.