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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
Elgin attorney Caroline Hernandez, one of the speakers who urged ordinance passage, said her research shows that municipalities that have adopted similar measures have not been adversely affected.
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
When the governor is unable to perform his or her duties, the line of succession goes from lieutenant governor to the Senate president pro tem and then the House speaker.
—Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 26 Mar. 2026
Downtown event space the Count’s Den has been outfitted with about 50 speakers for the Obscura shows, which run through April 12.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Harris is a scheduled panelist for the conference, though he is listed by the petition as an ICM speaker who shares its values.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
When the governor is unable to perform his or her duties, the line of succession goes from lieutenant governor to the Senate president pro tem and then the House speaker.
—Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 26 Mar. 2026
Downtown event space the Count’s Den has been outfitted with about 50 speakers for the Obscura shows, which run through April 12.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Harris is a scheduled panelist for the conference, though he is listed by the petition as an ICM speaker who shares its values.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
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In order for the resolutions to pass, 16 county board members need to agree, chairperson Jeffrey Schleif said.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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At the request of any of those committees, the authority’s executive director and chairperson would be required to provide in-person testimony about the acquisition, constructions and development of sports facilities and surrounding infrastructure.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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The rezoning request is tentatively scheduled for a public hearing on April 20, followed by zoning committee review on May 5 and a City Council vote as soon as May 18, according to city spokesperson Jack VanderToll.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ramirez’s spokesperson said the commissioner’s office is working with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office to determine why the county accepted the road into its inventory all those years ago.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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But the breakdown of who gets paid and who doesn’t during a government shutdown is a failure of a budget structure that goes beyond a particular administration, according to Linda Bilmes, a public finance expert and senior lecturer at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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The English army’s march southward has always been part of Harold’s romantic identity, said Duncan Wright, a senior lecturer in medieval archaeology at the Newcastle University in England.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
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Heavy water is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Wikipedia has updated its editing policies to make clear to all site moderators that they are not allowed to use large language models to generate Wikipedia content.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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But a spokesman declined further comment, citing confidentiality of the taxpayer’s information.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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John Moncayo, a police spokesman.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Colton-Max co-chairs New Jewish Narrative, an organization that supports justice and self-determination for Israelis and Palestinians, and is a vice-president of the American Zionist Movement.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Rebeca Swank, who is a former school board president, is the lone incumbent running for the school board.—
Joseph Hernandez
March 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cautioned Trump in the run-up to the invasion, but the president dismissed the warning, believing that Iran would capitulate instead.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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As chairman of the University of Central Florida’s Board of Trustees, Martins was instrumental in helping guide UCF into the Big 12 — a move that elevated the university’s national profile and changed the trajectory of UCF athletics and the university as a whole.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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