Noun
See Lecturn.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAfter my speech, the President detached himself from the group of appalling old waxworks who accompanied him and took his place at the lectern. He then gave a kind of "propaganda" speech which was loudly cheered by the bussed-in party faithful at the suitable moment in the text. Charles III
To win that war [with radical Islamic extremists] we need a commander-in-chief, not a professor of law standing at the lectern. Sarah Palin
After McCarthy’s speech, Washington Lt. Gov. Victor Aloysius Meyers, a former band leader, traipsed across the stage and seized the lectern. Source: Internet
After stepping down from the lectern, Trump shook hands with the dignitaries in the audience. Source: Internet
Aykroyd presented the award alone, and stated from the lectern: "My partner would have loved to have been here tonight to present this award, since he was a bit of a Visual Effect himself." Source: Internet
CLEVELAND — It started out civilly enough, with President Donald Trump striding deliberately to his lectern, and Democrat Joe Biden nodding to his opponent and offering a "How you doing, man?" Source: Internet