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as in chairpersons
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 spokesmen
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 lecturers
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 speakers
Among other speakers at the Summit was Zach Kokoloff, senior vice president/asset management at Hackman Capital Partners which operates Radford Studio Center in Studio City, a 55-acre hub of stages, offices and support staff.
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Marianne Love, Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Several speakers, including Ginn's daughters, urged the board to reinstate the principal.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Each side held signs, chanted and gave speeches at the same time, shouting over each other into speakers.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2026
More than 180 scheduled speakers–including novelist Zadie Smith and Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern–pulled out of the program last Friday.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Jan. 2026
This year’s luncheon will feature a powerful lineup of speakers whose personal experiences and professional leadership reflect the many dimensions of breast cancer impact from survivorship and advocacy to innovation in care and research.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
The vector of transmission appeared to be the streaming service hooked to their smart speakers.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Clyde McLemore, the executive director of Black Lives Matter in Waukegan, was one of the speakers.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The organizers held several speaking engagements along the march, often featuring the same speakers.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 Jan. 2026
Marianne Love, Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Several speakers, including Ginn's daughters, urged the board to reinstate the principal.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Each side held signs, chanted and gave speeches at the same time, shouting over each other into speakers.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2026
More than 180 scheduled speakers–including novelist Zadie Smith and Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern–pulled out of the program last Friday.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Jan. 2026
This year’s luncheon will feature a powerful lineup of speakers whose personal experiences and professional leadership reflect the many dimensions of breast cancer impact from survivorship and advocacy to innovation in care and research.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
The vector of transmission appeared to be the streaming service hooked to their smart speakers.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Clyde McLemore, the executive director of Black Lives Matter in Waukegan, was one of the speakers.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The organizers held several speaking engagements along the march, often featuring the same speakers.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speakers
Noun
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The proxy statement lists an annual retainer of $125,000 to non-employee directors, with additional compensation for the lead director and chairpersons of committees.—
Dylan Sherman,
Arkansas Online,
18 Dec. 2025
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The chairpersons for this year’s event include Jamie Drake, Bunny Williams, Alex Hampton, and Andrew Torrey.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
30 Sep. 2025
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Corporate spokesmen, print ads, TV spots.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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His spokesmen declined to answer questions about which family members helped harvest the soybeans or his relationship with the Bradfords.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
21 Dec. 2025
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One of the worst offenders is the California Faculty Association (CFA), which represents over 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors, and coaches across California State University (CSU), a statewide system.—
Mark Pinkert,
Oc Register,
23 Dec. 2025
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These itinerant lecturers performed experiments and spectaculars in London coffeehouses and aristocratic salons, demonstrating Newtonian physics.—
Beth DuFault,
The Conversation,
15 Dec. 2025
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The law requires presidents to notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying forces and to end military action within 60 to 90 days absent authorization — limits that presidents of both parties have routinely stretched.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Four living ex-presidents attended his funeral.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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What is clear now is that there is an expectation from owners, chairmen and sporting directors that the manager or head coach (the title is irrelevant on this point) will be out on the grass every day, rather than leaving training sessions largely to his backroom staff.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Republican chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees released joint statements, along with their respective Democratic ranking members, calling for additional information from the Pentagon in light of the new reporting.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Dec. 2025
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Its safety initiatives, which about 15% of its staff work on, include using machine learning to identify and remove offending content and equipping community moderators to uphold its policies, its website shows.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tesla, which first launched a driverless robotaxi service in Austin in June, recently removed the safety moderators sitting in front passenger seats of the driverless vehicles and doubled its fleet operating in the city.—
From staff,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Speakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakers. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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