ORLANDO, Fla. – If you ever find yourself in a heated debate at the water cooler over the definition of platforms or stands (you probably won’t), consider yourself armed with the knowledge of a king.

The lecterns to be used at Monday's first presidential debate Rita Cosby/WABC Radio Hillary Clinton will use a customized lectern at Monday’s debate to mitigate the glaring height difference with ...

Do you know the difference between a podium and a lectern? I vaguely realized I was using “podium” incorrectly, but I never looked it up until someone sent me a news photo that identified the speaker ...

First, a pet peeve I just have to get off my chest: It is not called a “podium,” it is called a “lectern.” A podium is a platform that you stand on in order to be seen by an audience. And if you don’t ...

Prof. Dumbledore stood on a podium to speak from his owl lectern. Today’s investigation into the Oxford English Dictionary concerns two words, with a small hope that we can figure out what it is we ...

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House on Oct. 30. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Words disappear all the time because the ...