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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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This fall, the organization attracted over 85,000 attendees and showcased more than 40 community speakers alongside lively performances from the Mexican acts.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump and aides denounced the joke, one of several racist comments by speakers during an event that also included misogynistic, transphobic and other offensive remarks.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
There’s also a front-facing speaker and a tiny working infrared remote control.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Against a dampened economy, geopolitical turmoil and global disruptions, sustainability is even more key for the sector’s survival, competitive advantage and resilience, speakers agreed.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 25 Oct. 2024
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump and aides denounced the joke, one of several racist comments by speakers during an event that also included misogynistic, transphobic and other offensive remarks.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
There’s also a front-facing speaker and a tiny working infrared remote control.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Against a dampened economy, geopolitical turmoil and global disruptions, sustainability is even more key for the sector’s survival, competitive advantage and resilience, speakers agreed.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 25 Oct. 2024
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Diane Wang is the founder, chairperson, and CEO at DHGATE Group, one of China’s leading cross-border B2B e-commerce marketplaces, founded in 2004. ...Diane Wang, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Jindal is the president of Art India magazine and the chairperson of JSW Foundation, the social development arm of JSW Group.Shreejaya Nair, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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Chigvintsev subsequently canceled the request for assistance, but sheriff’s deputies turned up anyway and took him into custody, based on deputies seeing a visible injury on the alleged victim, a sheriff’s spokesperson said.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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In the United States, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said Gallant has been an important partner on Israel's defense.Max Burman, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Lawmakers may need to consider regulations requiring a more effective combination of AI and human moderators to ensure fairer moderation.Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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One topic the moderators brought up was transgender rights, given that Cruz and groups supporting him have begun running advertisements alleging that Allred supports positions such as allowing boys to play in girls' sports.Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Newsweek sought email comment from Giuliani's spokesman on Monday.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Qassem remained in his role when Nasrallah became leader, and has long been one of Hezbollah's leading spokesmen, conducting interviews with foreign media, including while cross-border hostilities with Israel raged over the last year.Reuters, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Donald Trump is suffering an historic descent in the campaign’s final days, an ongoing freefall that’s turning what looked like a walkaway for the former president into what’s most likely a Kamala Harris victory.Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
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The former president's public addresses have seemingly become more disjointed and unfocused in recent months, something The New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman raised on CNN's The Source show last month.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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When the Oriente Italiano Gold line debuted in Milan last year, Ginori 1735’s chairman and chief executive officer Alain Prost admitted there was no particular strategy with regard to its approach to curating its list of brand ambassadors and that Gyllenhaal simply loves design and loves Ginori.Sofia Celeste, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
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Brandon Yellowbird-Stevens, an election analyst who’s also the vice chairman for the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin, pointed to the vote breakdown in several counties to illustrate the Indigenous influence.Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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