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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
In the House of Representatives, this resulted in the consolidation of power with the speaker, and in the Senate, with the majority leader.
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David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Doors will open at 9 a.m. at Grand Park, with a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. for the first speakers.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
Attendance at the festival will be free and will include vendors, displays of native art, a fashion show, informational booths and speakers, cultural performances and food booths.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
As a speaker, I’m typically put on somewhat of a pedestal by being on a big stage.
—John Hall, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Doors will open at 9 a.m. at Grand Park, with a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. for the first speakers.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
Attendance at the festival will be free and will include vendors, displays of native art, a fashion show, informational booths and speakers, cultural performances and food booths.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
As a speaker, I’m typically put on somewhat of a pedestal by being on a big stage.
—John Hall, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
Noun
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The House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee will continue to hold hearings, including potentially hearing from insurance company executives, said chairperson Brad Yeager, R-New Port Richey.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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The stock market declines also resulted in losses exceeding $500 million for Chanel chairperson Alain Wertheimer, HCL Enterprise chairperson Shiv Nadar, KKR co-founder Henry Kravis, and former KKR CEO George Roberts.—
Karen K. Ho for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2025
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At the time, José Menendez was an executive at Hertz and Simpson was a spokesperson for the car rental company.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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That includes a new economy parking lot, according to Lindsay Myers, Sacramento airport spokesperson.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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From there, invite women and other minorities to participate as speakers, panelists and moderators.—
Anou Khot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Willard didn’t get a chance to finish his thought, though, because a phone went off in the press room and — when it couldn’t be silenced quickly — the moderator ended Willard’s session with the media.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Last year, the spokesman said, 162 ghost guns were recovered in Queens, followed by 92 in the Bronx, 79 in Brooklyn, 35 in Manhattan and 16 on Staten Island.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The incident in Haiti’s center highlights how gang activity is expanding beyond the West region, where Port-au-Prince is located, Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists in New York on Wednesday.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Despite the president's rhetoric, fully eliminating the Department of Education would require an act of Congress.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Sometimes that means saying no to certain political appearances (such as a new president’s inauguration, for example) that are often expected of former first ladies, and letting the former president attend these events solo.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Valerie Macon | Afp | Getty Images Few people have as well-informed a perspective on the future of Hollywood as Donna Langley, chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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The decision to remove Chatfield was conveyed over the weekend in a phone call from Admiral Christopher Grady, acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to three unnamed U.S. officials cited by The Associated Press.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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