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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
Moran, an Ecuadorean Spanish speaker, told the emergency dispatcher that she had been kidnapped.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Here, the opening sentence is disconcerting because the speaker is coming back to a physical space, but is returning from an absence, which is not a physical space.
—Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
Village President Dave DeGroot thanked the commentators for being civil but took exception with one speaker who called the jobs at the data centers temporary.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
But a parade of speakers at Thursday morning’s meeting argued growth should not come at the cost of wetlands.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Here, the opening sentence is disconcerting because the speaker is coming back to a physical space, but is returning from an absence, which is not a physical space.
—Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
Village President Dave DeGroot thanked the commentators for being civil but took exception with one speaker who called the jobs at the data centers temporary.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
But a parade of speakers at Thursday morning’s meeting argued growth should not come at the cost of wetlands.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
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Chris Tissue, who is chief operating officer at credit union consulting firm CUCollaborate, will be the board’s chairperson.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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With seven Republican members of the Oklahoma Legislature campaigning for statewide office, GOP leaders have kept those lawmakers in their leadership positions or as committee chairpersons, a reversal of policies instituted by previous House speakers or Senate pro tempores.—
Paul Monies,
Oklahoma Watch,
21 Jan. 2026
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Sam Raskin, a spokesperson for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, released a statement Tuesday in response to the protests and the police response.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The child suffered scrapes and bruises and was expected to make a full recovery, said Kristy Wells, a spokesperson for Fullerton police.—
Ryanne Mena,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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Scharmer is a senior lecturer at MIT and founding chair of the Presencing Institute.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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But her rocky start will be tough to turn around according to Tom Bettag, a former network news producer who is now a lecturer at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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The candidates will answer questions from moderators Daniel Marin, news anchor of Austin TV station KXAN, and Gromer Jeffers, political reporter for the Dallas Morning News.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Jan. 2026
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And of course, last but not least is our moderator.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
21 Jan. 2026
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Asked earlier on Thursday about a possible energy ceasefire, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov offered no clarification.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Dave Parker, a spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Transportation, said interstates and highways were in pretty good shape overall considering the amount of sleet and snow.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Here currently in the United States backed by the courts, the legislative branch and the Justice Department, our president has acquired tremendous power.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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New York Congressman Mike Lawler, a Republican who represents most of the Hudson Valley, is urging the president to lift the suspension.—
Tony Aiello,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Trump first appointed Powell as chairman of the seven-member Fed board in 2017.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
30 Jan. 2026
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It is privately held by Los Angeles billionaire Walter Wang, chairman and chief executive, and has about $2 billion in annual revenue.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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