1
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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2
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
Image Imposing any or all of those changes in the Senate would upset the delicate compromise that Mr. Johnson, the speaker, painstakingly struck after days of tense negotiating with holdouts in dueling factions and pressure from the White House.
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Carl Hulse, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The content of this one didn't catch me off guard, but the speaker did.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
The group has speakers, field trips and other activities that promote the development of skills and friendships.
—Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2025
Sonos is very, very sorry for ruining your speaker system.
—Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 9 May 2025
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Carl Hulse, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The content of this one didn't catch me off guard, but the speaker did.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
The group has speakers, field trips and other activities that promote the development of skills and friendships.
—Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2025
Sonos is very, very sorry for ruining your speaker system.
—Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
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The announcement of Steiner's appointment, which drew immediate concerns from postal unions over possible efforts to privatize the USPS, was made Friday by Amber McReynolds, chairperson of the USPS' Board of Governors, during a meeting of the independent group that oversees the service.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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In 1995, American Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour—who now also serves as the Global Chief Content Officer and Artistic Director at Condé Nast, overseeing all their publications—became the Met Gala’s chairperson.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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No arrests have yet been made in relation to the power outage, the spokesperson added.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Those rescued included two Australians, one German and one Italian citizen, the spokesperson added.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Though moderators control questioning during such forums, too, candidates have a tendency to end up chiming in on each other’s answers when seated next to each other.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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The moderator asked her about her declaration, made eight years ago, to work with a female director every 18 months; in those eight years, she’s actually worked with 27 (in Australia, math is different).—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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Officer John Lacy, a spokesman for the department, said the Johnson County Medical Examiner’s Office notified police that one of the drivers involved in the crash had died from his injuries Monday.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
21 May 2025
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The spokesman denied any arrival of flights of deportees from the U.S. by Wednesday evening local time.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
21 May 2025
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Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens and the front office have a challenging job ahead.—
Danny Leroux,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Earlier in the week, the group’s president, Dr. Steven Fleischman, said the science hasn’t changed, and that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe during pregnancy, and protects both the mom-to-be and their infants after birth.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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House Select Committee on the CCP chairman Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), for example, called on the banks to drop their deal with CATL.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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Zaher Jabarin, based in mainly in Turkey, plays a crucial role in overseeing Hamas's financial network, and Muhammad Ismail Darwish, chairman of the Hamas Shura Council and also in Qatar, is another influential member, particularly responsible for managing foreign relations.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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