speak for
phrasal verb
spoke for; spoken for; speaking for; speaks for
: to express the thoughts or opinions of (someone)
They chose him to speak for the group.
Speaking only for myself, I'm against the plan.
"We don't want any dessert." "Speak for yourself. I want some."
—often used figurativelyI don't need to say more. The facts speak for themselves.
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Baldwin spoke for about 24 minutes and Buckley about 29.
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
More akin to a journalist than to an op-ed columnist, Fassler reports the facts and lets her sources speak for themselves.
—Mara Hoberman, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Leavitt opened her first briefing by running through Trump’s wave of executive orders and actions in his first week — a pretty standard role for a new press secretary seeking to speak for the administration.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
The results speak for themselves: The minimum salary has shot up by 94 percent since 2019, now averaging around $70,000, while the super-maximum base salary has reached $241,984.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
More akin to a journalist than to an op-ed columnist, Fassler reports the facts and lets her sources speak for themselves.
—Mara Hoberman, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Leavitt opened her first briefing by running through Trump’s wave of executive orders and actions in his first week — a pretty standard role for a new press secretary seeking to speak for the administration.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
The results speak for themselves: The minimum salary has shot up by 94 percent since 2019, now averaging around $70,000, while the super-maximum base salary has reached $241,984.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Speak for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speak%20for. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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