spokespeople
plural noun
spokes·peo·ple
ˈspōks-ˌpē-pəl 
: people serving as spokesmen or spokeswomen
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The only way to access Gaza throughout the war as a foreign journalist has been to be embedded with Israel's military with military spokespeople as escorts.
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Aya Batrawy, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
Park Service spokespeople instead have sought to change the story of how the agency handled the fire's early days, saying unpredictable winds blew the fire out of control on July 11.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
At press time, spokespeople for Cradle of Filth and Sheeran had not returned Billboard‘s request for comment on Šmerda’s statement, but the band made their position on the matter crystal clear in an Instagram post (see below).
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
Neither responded to phone messages seeking comment, and DISA and Defense Department spokespeople did not respond to ProPublica’s request to interview them.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025
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Aya Batrawy, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
Park Service spokespeople instead have sought to change the story of how the agency handled the fire's early days, saying unpredictable winds blew the fire out of control on July 11.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
At press time, spokespeople for Cradle of Filth and Sheeran had not returned Billboard‘s request for comment on Šmerda’s statement, but the band made their position on the matter crystal clear in an Instagram post (see below).
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
Neither responded to phone messages seeking comment, and DISA and Defense Department spokespeople did not respond to ProPublica’s request to interview them.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Spokespeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spokespeople. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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