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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
Throughout the event, every speaker and attendee spoke of Leonard Lauder and his impact on BCRF, founded by the late Evelyn Lauder.
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Emily Burns, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Music plays throughout the restaurant at three adjustable volume levels thanks to the speaker system Moran created.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
More than half the speakers supported the transgender book ban.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
The conversation began with each speaker sharing a symbolic object that represented their journey.
—Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
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Emily Burns, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Music plays throughout the restaurant at three adjustable volume levels thanks to the speaker system Moran created.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
More than half the speakers supported the transgender book ban.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
The conversation began with each speaker sharing a symbolic object that represented their journey.
—Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
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With 34 seconds left in Saturday night’s homecoming shellacking of Wake Forest, Florida State president Richard McCullough and board of trustees chairperson Peter Collins bro-hugged in their garnet jackets just past the north end zone.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The public utilities board would have nine members, Hegendeffer said, with a chairperson, vice-chair, secretary and specific requirements for prior experience in utilities management.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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Luna Anona, a Sacramento County spokesperson, said that there’s no official ordinance on pet burials.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Trump is being interviewed by network correspondent Norah O’Donnell in Florida on Friday afternoon, a network spokesperson confirmed to Variety.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Erica Boothby is a social psychologist and senior lecturer at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.—
Maya Rossignac-Milon
Erica Boothby,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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His $193 million executive compensation, which turned the heads of unpaid moderators last year, included a $550,000 annual salary, with the rest tied up in stock.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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News correspondent Francesca Amiker and NPR News Culture Desk correspondent Mandalit del Barco will also join the program as moderators for short conversations.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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In a video released last month, JNIM spokesman Abu Hudheifa al-Bambari demanded people cooperate in areas controlled by the group by stopping at its checkpoints and advised them to avoid traveling with military convoys.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually, with 97% of establishments passing, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Sly, according to his LinkedIn page, served as the corporation’s vice president from 2012 to 2020 when he was named president and CEO.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The president has also long used social media to directly reach Americans, first using Twitter, now known as X, and now regularly posting on his Truth Social platform.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Bruce Glikas—FilmMagic Diller, a media mogul who founded Fox with Rupert Murdoch and is the chairman of IAC and Expedia Group, made two donations totaling $500,000 to Fix the City.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jean Eric Salata, chairman of EQT Asia, said that the strategic priorities outlined in Beijing’s new five-year plan are poised to deepen China’s edge in advanced manufacturing, bolster investment in technology and artificial intelligence, and boost consumption.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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