"bully pulpit" meaning in English

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          "text": "He [Theodore Roosevelt] was sitting at his desk reading to us his forthcoming Message. He had just finished a paragraph of a distinctly ethical character, when he suddenly stopped, swung round in his swivel chair, and said: \"I suppose my critics will call that preaching, but I have got such a bully pulpit!\"",
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