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    podium
    /ˈpəʊdɪəm/

    noun

    • 1. a small platform on which a person may stand to be seen by an audience, as when making a speech or conducting an orchestra: "he was at the podium facing an expectant conference crowd"

    verb

    • 1. (of a competitor in a sporting event) finish first, second, or third, so as to appear on a podium to receive an award: US "older riders who expected to podium may find themselves racing against other riders who are years younger"

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPODIUM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Podium is a noun that means a raised area on which a person stands to speak, conduct music, or receive a prize. It can also be a piece of furniture with a sloping part or a position of first, second, or third place in a sports competition.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › podiumPodium Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    A podium is a raised platform or a low wall, often used for speeches, performances, or ceremonies. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and related articles of podium from Merriam-Webster.

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  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › podiumPODIUM | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Podium is a noun that means a raised area for speaking, conducting music, or receiving a prize, or a piece of furniture for reading from. It can also be a verb meaning to come first, second, or third in a sports competition.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › podiumPODIUM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Podium is a noun meaning a small platform for speakers, conductors, or medalists, or a footlike part of an organism. Learn more about its origin, usage, and examples from various sources.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › podiumPodium - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    A podium is a raised platform like the kind Olympians stand on when they win a medal or like the overturned crate in the garage where you pretend to accept your Academy Award.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPODIUM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A podium is a small platform on which someone stands to give a lecture or conduct an orchestra. It can also mean a footlike part of an organism, a low wall in an ancient amphitheatre, or a part of a colonnade.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionpodium noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

    a small platform that a person stands on when giving a speech or conducting an orchestra, etc. She is the first delegate to speak from the podium at today's conference. The president sat on the viewing podium watching the military parade. synonym rostrum