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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
Phelan kept his seat after a tense and costly campaign but didn't run for House speaker.
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Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Whatever your visual poison, a single 5-W speaker with sound chamber will help provide the soundtrack.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2025
The only one who makes that decision is the speaker of the House.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Numerous speakers at Friday’s meeting gave public comments during the meeting supporting the school board and the unidentified student.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Whatever your visual poison, a single 5-W speaker with sound chamber will help provide the soundtrack.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2025
The only one who makes that decision is the speaker of the House.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Numerous speakers at Friday’s meeting gave public comments during the meeting supporting the school board and the unidentified student.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
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Also during the meeting, Planning Group members selected new officers: Lauren Elyse Welty is the new chairperson of the group, Robin Joy Maxson is vice-chair, and Kristi Mansolf is continuing as secretary.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The statement also said the chairperson of the board is appointed by the center’s board members.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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The spokesperson did not further specify where the funds were redirected to.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2025
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Tel Al-Sultan surrounded Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation warning on X for residents in the Tel Al-Sultan neighborhood in western Rafah in the south of the strip.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA TODAY,
23 Mar. 2025
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How generative AI changes moderator bots remains to be seen.—
John Lalor,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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It will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at the Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle St. During the event, candidates will respond to four rounds of questions as well as some rapid-fire questions posed by the moderator.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized Friday that the agreement reached between Trump and Putin referred only to energy facilities, adding that the Russian military is fulfilling Putin's order to halt such attacks for 30 days.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Washington Post has reported that a senior Defense Department spokesman, John Ullyot, has been removed from his role and is expected to be reassigned after issuing a questionable statement in the wake of the Robinson situation.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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The president insists that tariffs will help expand American manufacturing, which would make for a stronger economy overall.—
Rohit Arora,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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But the baseline of judgement at the top of their personnel hierarchy, where Riley has stood as Heat president for three decades, is elite veteran procurement.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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And then their chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of PIF and a close ally of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left his seat in Wembley’s Royal Box and went down to the pitch to join the celebrations, lifting the trophy in front of the club’s supporters.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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David Novak, co-founder of the fast-food giant behind KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, was named chairman of the company that will be formed by Comcast‘s decision to spin off the many cable networks of NBCUniversal.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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