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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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Falsehoods that reveal something about the speaker may have enough value to keep, so long as they are rebutted, but detail that is truly unverifiable, or clearly and unfixably specious, will typically be cut: deciding what not to publish can be just as important as deciding what to keep in.
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Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
The following year, after Republicans took control of the House, the then-President Tsai Ing-wen met with then-Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy during a stop in California, a historic first meeting between a Taiwanese president and a U.S. House speaker on U.S. soil.
—Eryk Michael Smith, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025
The first order of business is picking a House speaker.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
In this upcoming moment of truth for Illinois, the speaker has the opportunity to give power to that rhetoric, which many on the GOP side don’t believe for a minute.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
The following year, after Republicans took control of the House, the then-President Tsai Ing-wen met with then-Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy during a stop in California, a historic first meeting between a Taiwanese president and a U.S. House speaker on U.S. soil.
—Eryk Michael Smith, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025
The first order of business is picking a House speaker.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
In this upcoming moment of truth for Illinois, the speaker has the opportunity to give power to that rhetoric, which many on the GOP side don’t believe for a minute.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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Belousov's comments Monday echo those of Security Council Deputy chairperson and former President Dmitry Medvedev on December 12 that Russian occupation of all four oblasts remains Moscow's current territorial objective.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Goldwasser served as chairperson of the diversity committee for the Casting Society of America, and earned 11 CSA Artios Award nominations, with two wins, as well as a nomination for the Heller Award for Television Casting Director of the Year.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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Leveraging Marcus Garvey's vision for unity and empowerment A spokesperson for the Office of the Pardon Attorney within the Department of Justice declined to comment to Newsweek about whether a pardon for Garvey is being considered in Biden's waning days in office.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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Seven months later, Peter Seidler spoke to the Union-Tribune as a spokesperson of the ownership group that emerged with the best ensuing bid.Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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Try your hand as a Games moderator at the behind-the-scenes work that goes into the Games community forums.New York Times Games, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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McEwen became a forum moderator in 2008 and later administrator in 2014 when the brand acquired the platform.Lilian Raji, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Newsom, who was scheduled to travel to Washington, D.C., for the memorial service for former President Jimmy Carter, canceled his trip because of the wildfires, a spokesman has confirmed.Jacob Soboroff, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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She was treated at the scene and taken to a hospital for further evaluation and treatment, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Capt. Erik Scott.Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
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The White House initially announced that the event would move from the Eastern Coachella Valley to Los Angeles, but the event was canceled as the president was in his limousine ready to depart Los Angeles.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The former president, along with longtime aide Nauta and De Oliveira, also pleaded not guilty in a superseding indictment to allegedly attempting to delete surveillance footage at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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It was reported that then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo leaned on the public demand to bring Dolan and the late Glenn Britt, the CEO and chairman of Time Warner Cable at the time, back to the table to hammer out a deal.Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Sasse’s relationship with UF board of trustees chairman Morteza Hosseini had soured prior to his sudden departure in July, The Independent Florida Alligator reported.Ian Hodgson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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