spokespeople

plural noun

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

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And people without an underlying condition no longer need a prescription to get the shot in Wisconsin, spokespeople for the pharmacy chains confirmed. Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025 In an email Friday, spokespeople for the school district did not directly respond to questions about the parent groups’ concerns. Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025 Neither Granados nor spokespeople for UT Southwestern were immediately reachable for comment. Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025 Healey said in her national TV interview that the ICE vehicle was parked outside of Spanish mass at Saint Ignatius of Loyola Parish in Chestnut Hill on Sunday, but Archdiocese of Boston and Boston College spokespeople say that the van was spotted on Saturday. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 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 19 Sep. 2025.

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