dais
Plural
daises
1
a low platform at the front of a room, hall, or stage on which speakers or honored guests stand, sit, or are displayed
- The dean stepped onto the dais to confer degrees at the graduation ceremony.
- At the medieval banquet, the lord and his family dined on a dais overlooking the hall.
- Photographers clustered around the dais as the award recipient posed with her trophy.
- The conference organizer arranged seating for the panelists on a dais at the front.
- During the town hall meeting, residents waited for their turn to approach the dais and ask questions.