Definition of rapporteur in English English dictionary
a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body
the MEP responsible for drafting a particular European Parliament report, subject to amendments by other MEPs
person nominated by his/her government and appointed by UN/ECE Committee for Trade Industrie and Enterprise Development to initiate and co- ordinate UN/EDIFACT development work in his/her geographical area of jurisdiction The nomination must be endorsed by the countries in that area of jurisdiction [UN/EDIFACT Procedures]
a member of the University's UGESC, PGESC, ACSC or RDSC Committee appointed to act as a rapporteur who acts as an independent critical friend for a particular School during the annual monitoring process The rapporteur is responsible, on behalf of the appropriate committee, for ensuring that the process has been carried out
a member of a legislative, military, or other official group appointed to record and make or draw up a report
A rapporteur is a person who is officially appointed by an organization to investigate a problem or attend a meeting and to report on it. the United Nations special rapporteur on torture
rapporteur
Hyphenation
rap·por·teur
Pronunciation
Etymology
[ "ra-"pOr-'t&r, -"por- ] (noun.) circa 1500. From French