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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
Some Morehouse medical students don’t want Rick McCormick as their graduation speaker.
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Adam Beam, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
The easy-to-use infotainment system offered SiriusXM radio, navigation, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay and a Bose 12-speaker audio system.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Additional luxuries include Marshall Bluetooth speakers and bathroom products from upscale Barcelona brand Carner.
—Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
Sound and conversation focus The glasses have small open ear speakers in each temple, which sound good, though not as good as high-quality earbuds.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
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Adam Beam, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
The easy-to-use infotainment system offered SiriusXM radio, navigation, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay and a Bose 12-speaker audio system.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Additional luxuries include Marshall Bluetooth speakers and bathroom products from upscale Barcelona brand Carner.
—Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
Sound and conversation focus The glasses have small open ear speakers in each temple, which sound good, though not as good as high-quality earbuds.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
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The chairperson of Queens Community Board 9, Sherry Algredo, traveled to Lakhwinder’s home to offer her condolences for his housemate’s death.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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The 17-year-old model was among the first to arrive the evening of May 4 with her mother, who is one of the co-chairs of the Costume Institute benefit along with Beyoncé, Venus Williams and lead chairperson Anna Wintour, Vogue's global editorial director.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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The respective spokespersons for cities of Folsom, Elk Grove and Rancho Cordova declined to The Sacramento Bee to take a position on the Sacramento City Council’s Tuesday presentation, due in part because the city of Sacramento has not yet approached them.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Ryan McMonigle, a spokesperson for the city, said in an email that the project would aim to separate east-west neighborhood traffic from the north-south commuter flow of the highway.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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That number could rise further in the next decade as costs fall with more ice-capable hulls hitting the water and technological advances, said Hanne Nielsen, a senior lecturer of Antarctic law at the University of Tasmania.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Detailed look at 1814 British attack on our nation’s capital, with Denver Brunsman, associate professor of history at George Washington University, lecturer at Mount Vernon, and scholar of the American revolution and early American republic.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
6 May 2026
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The format works against meaningful, substantive discussions, especially when moderators ask for one-word answers.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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Q&As with Tuttle and stars Reed Birney and Kieron Moore with moderators including Todd Verow.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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City spokesman Joe Rubino said Aurora city leaders were aware of the military’s plans at Buckley but said any questions would need to be directed to the Department of the Air Force.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
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The man in 1963 who became the spokesman of the ultra right in the Iranian clergy was Ruhollah Khomeini.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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The Clippers sold high on Zubac, a point that Clippers basketball president Lawrence Frank acknowledged in February.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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As a result, Pacers team president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard took full responsibility for the move, apologizing on social media.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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When John Elkann, Ferrari’s executive chairman, first announced the project to the world, he was asked why.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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In the early 1980s, Braunwald was simultaneously chairman of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Beth Israel Hospital, two storied Boston institutions affiliated with Harvard.—
Lawrence K. Altman,
STAT,
7 May 2026
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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