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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
Hao Lam, entrepreneur, author, speaker, founder of Adaptively Education and Best in Class Education Center.
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Hao Lam, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 8 May 2025
The speaker’s office has become a waystation with a revolving door of Republicans privately laboring to piece together the massive package.
—Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
While Idaho’s House has passed its Obergefell resolution, North Dakota’s Senate blocked one there after its House passed it, and Michigan’s House speaker declared its version dead in committee.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
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Hao Lam, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 8 May 2025
The speaker’s office has become a waystation with a revolving door of Republicans privately laboring to piece together the massive package.
—Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
While Idaho’s House has passed its Obergefell resolution, North Dakota’s Senate blocked one there after its House passed it, and Michigan’s House speaker declared its version dead in committee.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
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The announcement of Steiner's appointment, which drew immediate concerns from postal unions over possible efforts to privatize the USPS, was made Friday by Amber McReynolds, chairperson of the USPS' Board of Governors, during a meeting of the independent group that oversees the service.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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In 1995, American Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour—who now also serves as the Global Chief Content Officer and Artistic Director at Condé Nast, overseeing all their publications—became the Met Gala’s chairperson.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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In 2022, when Pennsylvania got $20 million as part of that multi-state deal, a spokesperson said the funds would be added to the state treasury.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
12 May 2025
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The warning, posted on social media by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Arabic media spokesperson Avichay Adraee, warned people to evacuate the ports of Ras Isa, Hodeidah, and Salif.—
Eyad Kourdi,
CNN Money,
11 May 2025
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After a warm Thursday morning introduction from moderator Whoopi Goldberg ahead of Biden's live interview with all six View cohosts, the panelists inquired about a long list of developments that unfolded across the last year — including Harris' devastating loss to Trump.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
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During a panel on the subject at the PEN America World Voices Festival on May 2 in New York City, the author spoke with writer André Aciman (Call Me By Your Name) and moderator Soraya Nadia McDonald about her experience seeing her books developed for the big screen.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
5 May 2025
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An Army spokesman on Thursday confirmed that two inmates tried to escape late last month.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2025
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Leo was expected to celebrate Mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, planned to deliver his first Sunday noon blessing from the loggia of St. Peter’s and lined up an audience with the media Monday in the Vatican auditorium, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.—
Vanessa Gera,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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The president’s sweeping tax-cut bill, which had been stalled for days over infighting among Republican lawmakers over spending cuts, cleared the House Budget Committee and will advance toward possible passage in the House of Representatives later this week.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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During a press conference for The Phoenician Scheme at Cannes Film Festival, Anderson poked some holes in the president’s logic — or lack thereof.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2025
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Andy Caddell, the chairman of the Nottingham Forest Supporters’ Trust, has followed Forest since 1987.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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The Democratic party chairman is empowered to make the appointment without a caucus because the Town of Burns Harbor consists of one voting precinct.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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