bully pulpit

基本解释

But the president’s bully pulpit is not what it was before the rise of partisan cable television and the cacophony of the blogosphere empowered the obfuscators.
但是，面对党派有线电视的兴起和混淆是非的人在博客等网络世界发出的阵阵嘈杂声，美国总统的白宫讲坛已经风光不再。
This overlaps with but is distinct from the concept of the presidential “bully pulpit”—the President’s power to appeal directly to the people for support of his policies.
与这种行为相似但有所差别的是总统“天字第一号讲坛”的概念——即总统直接寻求人民支持其政策的权力。
GEORGE BUSH may occupy the most powerful bully pulpit in the world, but so far he is making little or no headway in selling his latest policy, sending more troops to Iraq.
乔治•布什可以占据全天下最强大，最霸道的讲坛 [1] ，但是在推销自己最新政策（派遣更多的部队进驻伊拉克）这方面，到目前为止，他的进展可谓是微乎其微，几近没有。

Get back in the bully pulpit and tell us what we need to do.
FORBES: It's A Spending Problem; A Jobs Problem; A Debt Problem
Mr. President, if you want innovation what America needs is less bully pulpit, and more incentives.
FORBES: Innovation Ain't So Easy Mr. President - Think Google, Not GE
With no elected power, he must depend on moral stature and the bully pulpit.
ECONOMIST: Jesse Jackson

an important public position from which a person can let other people know his or her opinions on particular subjects

If someone in a prominent job or position publicly expresses their opinions about a particular subject, you can say that they are using their job or position as a bully pulpit.