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as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting
the speaker announced that it was time for the club to move on to another matter
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as in spokesperson
a person who speaks for another or for a group
unofficially chose a speaker to broach the subject with the supervisor of the department
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as in lecturer
a person who makes usually formal public speeches
the after-dinner speaker was a career diplomat who regaled us with humorous anecdotes from his travels abroad
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Recent Examples of speaker
What gives this away is that Lopez’s shows often revolve around a key idea that examines both his identity and the zeitgeist, and this concept is almost always spelled out by the speakers that line each runway.
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
The festival has also announced further details about the accompanying conference programme and a raft of speakers and curators for the event.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2025
The Freedom Caucus has urged Johnson to act on the border first, putting Graham in alliance with an ideological bloc that could derail the speaker’s plans.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Feb. 2025
The woman put the call on speaker, and the officer identified himself.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
The festival has also announced further details about the accompanying conference programme and a raft of speakers and curators for the event.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2025
The Freedom Caucus has urged Johnson to act on the border first, putting Graham in alliance with an ideological bloc that could derail the speaker’s plans.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Feb. 2025
The woman put the call on speaker, and the officer identified himself.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
Noun
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Campbell had served as chairperson, with Bianka Hellmich and Veronica Chou serving as directors.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
6 Feb. 2025
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Behind the scenes: The former Iowa Democratic Party chairperson has been the county's top manager since October 2020.—
Jason Clayworth,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni told reporters Monday that Francis remains in good spirits.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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The spokesperson said Sunday the team had no comment on the latest allegations.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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What Zuckerberg didn’t say in his five-minute monologue was that Meta would use its own internal moderators to censor employee criticism of his plan.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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However, with Joy Behar’s absence from the show this week in preparation of her Off Broadway play, Goldberg is stepping in as the show’s moderator.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Instead, former Arkansas Razorback track and field athlete Raymond Higgs -- an Olympic long jumper who represented the Bahamas in the 2012 games -- has been expelled, said UA spokesman Laura Jacobs. ...—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Three family members visited Ford on Thursday morning, according to Ted Veerman, a spokesman for the Florida Department of Corrections.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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On Inauguration Day, crowds cheered the new president of the United States, seated in an open arena, signing a flurry of presidential orders.—
Linda Thompson Gonzalez,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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Samuelsen is international president of the Transport Workers Union.—
John Samuelsen,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The committee's chairman, GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, unveiled the resolution last week.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Runge’s appointment follows the resignation of Ed Dolman, Phillips’s former CEO and executive chairman, who will transition to a consulting role in May 2025.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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