orator
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Handsome and dynamic, an orator with a flair for memorable rhyme, the Rev. Jesse Jackson was the first Black candidate for president to attract a major following.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
King’s “I Have a Dream” speech exemplified his prowess as an orator.
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026
He was the namesake of the boxer later known as Muhammad Ali, whose ancestors had been enslaved by the white Cassius’s cousin Henry Clay, the antebellum orator and senator.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
Although she was never a great orator, her voice was heard loud and clear, defining an era in American politics.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025
A good orator will hope to have a command of all three—and will be capable where appropriate of mixing them up a bit in a single speech.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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