: a raised platform (as in a hall or large room)
Mounting the dais which had been set up for his use, he swirled the sinister cloak about him and sat down in the Abbot's chair.—
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the speaker took his place at the front of the dais
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Bass, from the dais, said he was falsely accused and requested community members give him a chance for his case to play out in court.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Nor was there any visible Palestinian presence — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was in the hall but not on the dais.
—Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Nguyen served on the city’s diversity committee and did a lot of nonprofit work to help immigrants with citizenship requirements before taking her seat on the dais.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Four years later, Pichai stood on a dais to watch Trump take the oath of office.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Nor was there any visible Palestinian presence — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was in the hall but not on the dais.
—Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Nguyen served on the city’s diversity committee and did a lot of nonprofit work to help immigrants with citizenship requirements before taking her seat on the dais.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Four years later, Pichai stood on a dais to watch Trump take the oath of office.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dais
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“Dais.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dais. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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dais
noun
da·is
ˈdā-əs 
: a raised platform (as in a large room)
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