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as in chairpersons
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 spokesmen
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 lecturers
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 speakers
The new device will be a direct rival to established products, including Amazon’s Echo Show and Echo Hub, and Google’s Nest Hub — smart home tablets that control other devices, including smart speakers like Amazon’s Alexa and Google Nest.
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
There were a record 47,000 attendees at the football game just hours earlier on campus and hundreds, including children, remained on campus dancing to music from car speakers and enjoying drinks late into the night.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Three speakers will teach the characteristics of karst, caves and springs, how underground water is related to surface water, how to protect both and more.
—Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Ultimate Ears is now owned by Logitech and its speakers are premium quality with a price tag to match.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
For Spanish-speaking Americans, these picks would also eliminate any language barriers—though there are plenty of English speakers (in the larger cities especially) in these countries as well.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
For multiple years, WWD has participated in SXSW in Austin with the Wear House, featuring a range of speakers across fashion, beauty and more.
—Wwd Staff, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
Ultimate Ears does indeed make some cracking Bluetooth speakers that stand up there with the likes of Bose and JBL.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Some speakers on Thursday wanted answers about how the facilities plan will take that big-picture trend into account.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
There were a record 47,000 attendees at the football game just hours earlier on campus and hundreds, including children, remained on campus dancing to music from car speakers and enjoying drinks late into the night.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Three speakers will teach the characteristics of karst, caves and springs, how underground water is related to surface water, how to protect both and more.
—Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Ultimate Ears is now owned by Logitech and its speakers are premium quality with a price tag to match.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
For Spanish-speaking Americans, these picks would also eliminate any language barriers—though there are plenty of English speakers (in the larger cities especially) in these countries as well.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
For multiple years, WWD has participated in SXSW in Austin with the Wear House, featuring a range of speakers across fashion, beauty and more.
—Wwd Staff, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
Ultimate Ears does indeed make some cracking Bluetooth speakers that stand up there with the likes of Bose and JBL.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Some speakers on Thursday wanted answers about how the facilities plan will take that big-picture trend into account.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Speakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakers. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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