: people serving as spokesmen or spokeswomen

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At press time spokespeople for Starkey and the Who had not returned Billboard‘s request for additional comment. Sophie Williams, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025 Homeland Security spokespeople did not respond to requests for comment. Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2025 And yet on Thursday in Bahrain, there was little that stunned Mercedes racer George Russell, one of the key spokespeople for the drivers on the grid. Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 This means having different messaging (and perhaps different spokespeople) for your U.S. operations than for your European or Canadian ones. Paul Klein, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spokespeople

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First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 23 Apr. 2025.

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