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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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Recent Examples of speaker
The hall was already filling up with more than two hundred historians, who sat in chairs in front of an elevated platform for the speakers.
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Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
At the same time, speakers acknowledged that increased attention to purpose has raised the bar for credibility.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
Carter-Walters spent much of the morning shouting as speakers addressed the crowd gathered for the ACLU demonstration.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
However, concern over what words might come out of a speaker’s mouth was not always as high for CPAC, the nation’s oldest conservative political convention.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
At the same time, speakers acknowledged that increased attention to purpose has raised the bar for credibility.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
Carter-Walters spent much of the morning shouting as speakers addressed the crowd gathered for the ACLU demonstration.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
However, concern over what words might come out of a speaker’s mouth was not always as high for CPAC, the nation’s oldest conservative political convention.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
Noun
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In order for the resolutions to pass, 16 county board members need to agree, chairperson Jeffrey Schleif said.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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At the request of any of those committees, the authority’s executive director and chairperson would be required to provide in-person testimony about the acquisition, constructions and development of sports facilities and surrounding infrastructure.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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The rezoning request is tentatively scheduled for a public hearing on April 20, followed by zoning committee review on May 5 and a City Council vote as soon as May 18, according to city spokesperson Jack VanderToll.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ramirez’s spokesperson said the commissioner’s office is working with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office to determine why the county accepted the road into its inventory all those years ago.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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The question of how a world run on renewables could be different occupies Clement Sefa-Nyarko, a lecturer at the African Leadership Centre at King’s College London, who focuses on natural resources.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Heavy water is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Wikipedia has updated its editing policies to make clear to all site moderators that they are not allowed to use large language models to generate Wikipedia content.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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The injuries were indicative of Shaken Baby Syndrome and with being grabbed, Commander Keith Martin, Griffith police spokesman, said then.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Lamont’s budget spokesman, Chris Collibee, said Connecticut remains in a fiscally strong position, even as other states struggle.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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Colton-Max co-chairs New Jewish Narrative, an organization that supports justice and self-determination for Israelis and Palestinians, and is a vice-president of the American Zionist Movement.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Rebeca Swank, who is a former school board president, is the lone incumbent running for the school board.—
Joseph Hernandez
March 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Michel now oversees Larkin’s graduate medical educational programs and is chairman of Larkin University, which is governed separately from the hospital, said Smith, the hospital’s attorney.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The chairman of the commission, Will Scharf, who is assistant to the president and White House staff secretary, defended the project, citing a long list of past changes to the White House and the surrounding area.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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