spokespeople

plural noun

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

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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 County spokespeople twice declined to provide further information. Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Ahead of Saturday’s demonstration, counter-terrorism officers in England and Scotland raided the homes of seven spokespeople from the activist group Defend Our Juries – which has been instrumental in organizing the protests – arresting and charging them all with terrorism offenses. Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025 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. Aya Batrawy, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spokespeople

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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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 18 Sep. 2025.

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