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A podium (pl.: podiums or podia) is a platform used to raise something to a short distance above its surroundings. In architecture a building can rest on a large podium. [ 1 ] Podiums can also be used to raise people, for instance the conductor of an orchestra stands on a podium as do many public speakers .
Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter stand behind lecterns during a debate prior to the 1976 United States presidential election. A lectern is a standing reading desk with a slanted top, on which documents or books are placed as support for reading aloud, as in a scripture reading, lecture, or sermon. A lectern is usually attached to a stand or affixed ...
The other speaker's stand, usually on the right (as viewed by the congregation), is known as the lectern. The word lectern comes from the Latin word "lectus" past participle of legere, meaning "to read", because the lectern primarily functions as a reading stand. It is typically used by lay people to read the scripture lessons (except for the ...
A bema is an elevated platform used as an orator's podium. The term can refer to the raised area in a sanctuary . In Jewish synagogues , where it is used for Torah reading during services, the term used is bima or bimah .
Until 2010, prime ministers used generic lecterns, or simply used a microphone stand to deliver speeches outside number 10. [7] Conservative prime minister David Cameron was the first to have a custom-built and bespoke lectern, designed by his head of operations Liz Sugg to appear "statesmanlike," with a curved, flared column, lighter wood and glossy finish.
A rehal [a] (Urdu: رحل, Hindi: रिहल, Bengali: রেহাল, Arabic: رَحْل) [1] or rahle Turkish: rahle) or tawla (Arabic: طاولة), is an X-shaped, foldable book rest or lectern used to hold religious scriptures for reverent display, as well as during reading or recitation. It is designed to collapse into a flat form for ...
The Urdu Dictionary Board (Urdu: اردو لغت بورڈ, romanized: Urdu Lughat Board) is an academic and literary institution of Pakistan, administered by National History and Literary Heritage Division of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Its objective is to edit and publish a comprehensive dictionary of the Urdu language.
The Urdu Wikipedia (Urdu: اردو ویکیپیڈیا), started in January 2004, is the Standard Urdu-language edition of Wikipedia, a free, open-content encyclopedia. [1] [2] As of 18 December 2024, it has 215,715 articles, 188,145 registered users and 7,431 files, and it is the 54th largest edition of Wikipedia by article count, and ranks 20th in terms of depth among Wikipedias with over ...