spokesman
noun
spokes·man
ˈspōks-mən 
: a person who speaks as the representative of another or others often in a professional capacity
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Examples of spokesman in a Sentence
A White House spokesman answered questions from the reporters.
a spokesman for the cattle industry
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FedEx closed its Conover facility due to business needs, according to FedEx spokesman David Westrick.
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Cooper Metts, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2024
An administration spokesman claimed that enemies had disabled a hydroelectric dam by opening the floodgates; the dam turned out not to have floodgates.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
For the Maryland Zoo, the breeding program isn’t atypical, said spokesman Mike Evitts.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
William Fowler, a spokesman for the mayor, referred questions on the meeting itself to his campaign, but said Adams has a long record of pushing for legislative reforms to address problems in Mitchell-Lama complexes.
—Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
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Cooper Metts, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2024
An administration spokesman claimed that enemies had disabled a hydroelectric dam by opening the floodgates; the dam turned out not to have floodgates.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
For the Maryland Zoo, the breeding program isn’t atypical, said spokesman Mike Evitts.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
William Fowler, a spokesman for the mayor, referred questions on the meeting itself to his campaign, but said Adams has a long record of pushing for legislative reforms to address problems in Mitchell-Lama complexes.
—Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
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“Spokesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spokesman. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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spokesman
noun
spokes·man
ˈspōk-smən
: a person who speaks for another or for a group
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