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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
Foxx and Combs have been photographed together at events over the years, and Foxx was one of the speakers who honored Combs at his Hollywood Walk of Fame induction back in May 2008.
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Do standard global English speakers constitute such a community?
—Dennis Zhou, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
Use the smart speaker with voice control to play tunes, listen to podcasts, create routines around your home, check the weather, and set timers.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
This smart speaker might only be a few inches tall, but its audio quality can almost rival the larger Echos.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Do standard global English speakers constitute such a community?
—Dennis Zhou, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
Use the smart speaker with voice control to play tunes, listen to podcasts, create routines around your home, check the weather, and set timers.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
This smart speaker might only be a few inches tall, but its audio quality can almost rival the larger Echos.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
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Easing Regulatory Concerns One of the largest benefits and upsides of a pro-crypto SEC is that the regulatory outlook and approach would be less antagonistic versus what has been in place under the current SEC chairperson.Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Gerson now has a handful of female peers, including Sylvia Rhone, CEO and chairperson, Epic Records, and Desiree Perez, CEO of Roc Nation, but the business is still largely run by men.Ellie Austin, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
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Reuters Amazon is donating $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund and the company will air the event on its Prime Video service, an Amazon spokesperson said on Thursday.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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He was later released on bail and transferred to Kadena for custody, a government spokesperson told CNN.Karina Tsui, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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During a conversation at Marrakech Film Festival on Friday, Haynes was asked about the project, which the moderator initially said the director would not speak on.Ben Croll, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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The most compelling moment, accordingly, was a flare-up: Camerimage’s more-than-capable moderator inquired as to how much of the surviving film came from each DP.Nick Newman, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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She has been suspended without pay, according to a spokesman for the New York Police Department.Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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White House Communications Director: Steven Cheung Trump picked his campaign spokesman, Steven Cheung, to serve as his communications director at the White House.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Constitutional scholars note that while future presidents can reverse executive orders, amending the Constitution requires extraordinary consensus: A two-thirds majority in congressional chambers plus ratification by 38 state legislatures.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The president’s flight ends his family’s 54-year stranglehold on the country which began when his father Hafez al-Assad seized power in a bloodless coup in November 1970.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
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He was forced to step down as chairman of the board at Tesla in 2018 to resolve federal securities fraud charges.Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Also being enshrined is Randy Gordon, the TV boxing analyst who also served as chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission.Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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