spokespeople

plural noun

spokes·​peo·​ple ˈspōks-ˌpē-pəl How to pronounce spokespeople (audio)
: people serving as spokesmen or spokeswomen

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Newsweek has contacted spokespeople for Trump and Sheinbaum Pardo for comment via email. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 Trump spokespeople and Vought did not respond to requests for comment. Molly Redden, ProPublica, 26 Nov. 2024 The winners, according to the PAC’s legal team, are effectively paid spokespeople for the PAC. Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024 In reality, the winners weren’t picked at random, but were carefully selected to be spokespeople for the pro-Donald Trump political action committee. Ava Benny-Morrison, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spokespeople 

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spokespeople was in 1972

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“Spokespeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spokespeople. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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