演壇(えんだん)

えんだん
noun
podium; rostrum; speaker's platform
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1. podium; rostrum; speaker's platform; lectern
A raised platform or stand from which a person delivers a speech, lecture, or presentation.
演壇(えんだん)に立(た)つ。
To stand at the podium.
議長(ぎちょう)が演壇(えんだん)から挨拶(あいさつ)を述(の)べた。
The chairperson gave a greeting from the podium.
緊張(きんちょう)しながら演壇(えんだん)に上(あ)がったが、話(はな)し始(はじ)めると落(お)ち着(つ)いてきた。
I nervously stepped up to the podium, but once I started speaking I calmed down.

A compound of 演(えん) (perform/speech) and 壇(だん) (platform/stage). Refers to the raised area or stand where a speaker addresses an audience.

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Compare: 壇上(だんじょう) (on the stage/platform)
Compare: 講壇(こうだん) (lecture platform)
Homophone: 縁談(えんだん) (marriage proposal)
Compare: 指揮(しき)台(だい) (conductor's podium)
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