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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
In the House of Representatives, this resulted in the consolidation of power with the speaker, and in the Senate, with the majority leader.
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David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Doors will open at 9 a.m. at Grand Park, with a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. for the first speakers.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
Attendance at the festival will be free and will include vendors, displays of native art, a fashion show, informational booths and speakers, cultural performances and food booths.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
As a speaker, I’m typically put on somewhat of a pedestal by being on a big stage.
—John Hall, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Doors will open at 9 a.m. at Grand Park, with a scheduled start time of 1 p.m. for the first speakers.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
Attendance at the festival will be free and will include vendors, displays of native art, a fashion show, informational booths and speakers, cultural performances and food booths.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
As a speaker, I’m typically put on somewhat of a pedestal by being on a big stage.
—John Hall, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
Noun
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The House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee will continue to hold hearings, including potentially hearing from insurance company executives, said chairperson Brad Yeager, R-New Port Richey.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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The stock market declines also resulted in losses exceeding $500 million for Chanel chairperson Alain Wertheimer, HCL Enterprise chairperson Shiv Nadar, KKR co-founder Henry Kravis, and former KKR CEO George Roberts.—
Karen K. Ho for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2025
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At the time, José Menendez was an executive at Hertz and Simpson was a spokesperson for the car rental company.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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That includes a new economy parking lot, according to Lindsay Myers, Sacramento airport spokesperson.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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From there, invite women and other minorities to participate as speakers, panelists and moderators.—
Anou Khot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Willard didn’t get a chance to finish his thought, though, because a phone went off in the press room and — when it couldn’t be silenced quickly — the moderator ended Willard’s session with the media.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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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.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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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
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The Minnesota Star Tribune also spoke with Tim Marx, former CEO and president of Catholic Charities, where Dolan served as a board member.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Constitution doesn’t explicitly ban former presidents from being picked as House speakers, and the line of succession would leave him in the No. 1 spot — if the president and vice-president agreed to resign.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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All signs point to Rothman staying on as chairman of Sony Entertainment Pictures’ Motion Picture Group for the foreseeable future, even if a deal extending his contract hasn’t yet been announced, multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2025
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Levy is currently an advisory director at General Atlantic, after stepping down in January 2025 as the firm’s co-president and chairman of global technology.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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