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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
Paid Program Mamie Jones is a consultant, speaker, author, and former SVP executive.
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Mamie Jones, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Apple’s AirPlay feature enables iPhones and Macbooks to seamlessly play music or show photos and videos on other Apple devices or third-party speakers and TVs that integrate the protocol.
—Lily Hay Newman, Wired News, 29 Apr. 2025
And no conviction in recent memory was bigger than the epic February takedown of Chicago Democratic powerhouse and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving speaker in American history.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Music pulsed from the speakers and players sat smiling in the black leather chairs in front of their lockers.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Mamie Jones, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Apple’s AirPlay feature enables iPhones and Macbooks to seamlessly play music or show photos and videos on other Apple devices or third-party speakers and TVs that integrate the protocol.
—Lily Hay Newman, Wired News, 29 Apr. 2025
And no conviction in recent memory was bigger than the epic February takedown of Chicago Democratic powerhouse and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving speaker in American history.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Music pulsed from the speakers and players sat smiling in the black leather chairs in front of their lockers.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
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Read the Save Our Society from Drugs proposal The organization board chairperson didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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The entertainment and business mogul, who serves as the chairperson and president of LA28 Olympics, followed the costume designers and doubled down on the need for such high-profile events like Vogue World: Hollywood.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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Another reason people put off going to bed is to avoid feeling anxious or restless, said James Rowley, MD, a sleep medicine expert at Rush University Medical Center and spokesperson for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
30 Apr. 2025
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Related article Senators demand information from AI companion apps following kids’ safety concerns, lawsuits A spokesperson for Character.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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For panel moderator China Widener, the company’s vice chair for technology, media and telecom, the opportunity to be in the same room with industry leaders is crucial.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2025
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These changes would have severely curtailed the ability of the moderator and the audience to question the foreign minister.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Editor’s note: This story was updated at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 26, 2025, after a Davidson College spokesman contacted The Charlotte Observer to say that no charges involve student victims.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Apr. 2025
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Kenneth Bacon, Defense Secretary William Cohen's spokesman, had been a veteran who worked on Capitol Hill, and then for The Wall Street Journal.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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The online store is operated by the family rather than the president’s campaign committee.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The event, which is black tie optional and hosted at the president’s private club in the Washington area, is scheduled for May 22, with a reception for the top 25 holders.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,Kevin Collier,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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Murdoch, 94, serves as chairman emeritus of Fox Corp., parent of Fox News, as well as News Corp, which owns Dow Jones & Co., publisher of the Wall Street Journal.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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The organization’s finance chairman, Chris Korge, told NBC News that no action can be taken against Hogg without changing the bylaws.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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