mistress of ceremonies
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Law-Yone shares mistress of ceremonies duties with her daughter and business partner, Simone Jacobson, who like her mother comes to the restaurant from Toli Moli, their Burmese bodega inside Union Market.
From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2019
As the lone female soloist of “Rubies” — its dangerously commanding mistress of ceremonies — the much younger Emily Kikta was just as terrific an example of Balanchine’s view of girl power.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2018
After a long layoff, Reba McEntire is back as mistress of ceremonies for the "53rd Academy of Country Music Awards."
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2018
His re-edit of Vogue by Madonna was a dancefloor staple last year, cutting her into a fierce mistress of ceremonies.
From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2013
She had dismissed her ladies of honor; only her mistress of ceremonies, Madame de Rémusat, was still with her, and her maids were in the adjoining room to await her orders until she retired.
From Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia by Jordan, F.
