spokesman
noun
spokes·man
ˈspōks-mən 
: a person who speaks as the representative of another or others often in a professional capacity
Examples of spokesman in a Sentence
A White House spokesman answered questions from the reporters.
a spokesman for the cattle industry
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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.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
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
Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin's spokesman, responded to Trump's remarks at a press conference on Monday morning.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
An Indiana University spokesman didn't answer emailed questions asking if the couple was still employed by the university and why their profile pages, email addresses and phone numbers had been removed.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Mar. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
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
Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin's spokesman, responded to Trump's remarks at a press conference on Monday morning.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
An Indiana University spokesman didn't answer emailed questions asking if the couple was still employed by the university and why their profile pages, email addresses and phone numbers had been removed.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Spokesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spokesman. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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spokesman
noun
spokes·man
ˈspōk-smən
: a person who speaks for another or for a group
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