spokespeople

plural noun

spokes·​peo·​ple ˈspōks-ˌpē-pəl How to pronounce spokespeople (audio)
: people serving as spokesmen or spokeswomen

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His spokespeople did not immediately return a request for additional details. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025 Trump, members of his Cabinet and his spokespeople have repeatedly defended his federalization of the National Guard amid his immigration enforcement operations. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 16 June 2025 The other four supervisors — Lindsey Horvath, Hilda Solis, Holly Mitchell and Janice Hahn — do not use the auto-delete function on their phones, according to their spokespeople. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025 This article has been updated with comments from spokespeople forMichigan State University's Adulting 101 program and the University of Waterloo in Canada. Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for spokespeople

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spokespeople was in 1972

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“Spokespeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spokespeople. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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