Master Of Ceremonies
A master of ceremonies (MC or emcee), or compère, is the official host of a staged event or similar performance. An MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving. An MC may also tell jokes or anecdotes. The MC sometimes also acts as the protocol officer during an official state function. In hip hop music, rock music and electronic dance music, an MC is a music artist and/or performer who usually creates and performs vocals for his/her own original material.
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... The master of ceremonies, or MC, is the voice of the pow-wow ... It is his job to keep the singers, dancers, and general public informed as to what is happening ...
... Being an RJ and an actor, Anuj diversified himself as an MC ... From hosting formal events to large parties and concerts, Anuj has established himself as one of the most popular Master of Ceremonies ...
... for many dinners and events throughout WNY including serving as Master of Ceremonies for the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame Dinner from 1995 to 2005 ...
... in some uses), stood for Master of Ceremonies ... As Kool G Rap notes, "masters of ceremony, where the word 'M.C.' comes from, means just keeping the party alive" ... acquired the nickname "MC" for being a "Master of Ceremonies" which he used when he began performing at various clubs while on the road with the Oakland A's, and eventually in the military (United States Navy) ...
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“He may have been a master of his fate,
And of his atoms,—ready as another
In his emergence to exonerate
His father and his mother;”
—Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935)
“Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires more time than poor busy men can usually command.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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—Anna Garlin Spencer (1851–1931)