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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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2
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
The absolute best speaker system on a laptop is in the 16-inch MacBook Pro.
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Luke Larsen, Wired News, 15 June 2025
Before the march began, an organizer using a microphone and speaker reminded everyone to prioritize safety.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
That means the speaker, whose name-recognition on a citywide level is low, has lots of ground to catch up with just weeks to go until the primary and early voting starting June 14.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
More than a half-century later, Bill Clinton adopted a strategy of cooperation with the new Republican House speaker, Newt Gingrich, when Democrats lost control of Congress in the 1994 midterm elections.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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Luke Larsen, Wired News, 15 June 2025
Before the march began, an organizer using a microphone and speaker reminded everyone to prioritize safety.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
That means the speaker, whose name-recognition on a citywide level is low, has lots of ground to catch up with just weeks to go until the primary and early voting starting June 14.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
More than a half-century later, Bill Clinton adopted a strategy of cooperation with the new Republican House speaker, Newt Gingrich, when Democrats lost control of Congress in the 1994 midterm elections.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
Noun
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Trump has additionally proposed a 12 percent budget cut to the Smithsonian that would leave both the Anacostia Community Museum and the National Museum of the American Latino unfunded, and has appointed himself chairperson of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 June 2025
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Additionally, Corrinne McIntosh Sako, the chairperson of the board, urged the county supervisors to support the region’s behavioral health mobile crisis response team.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2025
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Aguirre campaign spokesperson Dan Rottenstreich has characterized the late property taxes as a modest amount of money and a financial oversight that Aguirre has made an effort to try and pay back.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
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The first 20 cases did not result in hospitalizations, Lara Anton, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of State Health Services, said Monday.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
17 June 2025
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Her book signing with moderator Lea Black at Coral Gables’ Books & Books, June 7, 2025.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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According to The New York Times, YouTube's content moderators have been provided with new guidelines and training on how to handle the deluge of provocative content on the platform.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2025
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There were 13 crashes and 23 fatalities in 2022, a DOT spokesman has said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Brian Schatz, a spokesman for Queens Defenders, declined to comment on the arrest.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
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In documents submitted to the court this week, the president’s lawyers argued that such conditions did exist in Los Angeles, making the deployments legal.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
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While the president, first lady and other MAGA A-listers received a mixed reception, drag performers Tara Hoot, Mari Con Carne, Ricky Rosé and Vagenesis entered to applause and cheers from the crowd.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Hegseth planned to appear before the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee alongside Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, and acting Pentagon Comptroller Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell to discuss the administration's upcoming 2026 budget request.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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Luis Dávila Pernas, the party’s chairman, made the endorsement official in a new campaign ad that Cuomo’s team was set to air on television and digital platforms during Sunday’s Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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