speakers

plural of speaker
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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 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 There are changing tents, waterproof phone cases, and Bluetooth speakers for the BYOB experience. Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Cox compared it to listening to a symphony in person instead of a song on your phone speakers. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026 And over the rest of the week, speakers at the Black Hat security conference down the Strip provided their own testimonials about AI’s effectiveness in finding software vulnerabilities. Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026 Perched on the amorphic concrete Kubo outdoor seating, the speakers discussed the power of collaboration and supporting traditional craft techniques. Ad Pro, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2026 In May, college graduates entering a workforce where the technology is the primary reason for job cuts met commencement speakers hailing the AI revolution—including former Google CEO Eric Schmidt at the University of Arizona—with boos. Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Commencement speakers are getting booed offstage for mentioning it, even as breakthroughs in medicine and service delivery are applauded elsewhere. Brett White, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The Rumbler interacts with a standard police siren, which generates around 110 to 120 decibels, and amplifies that sound through its speakers in eight-second intervals. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Several speakers also alleged Lineage Logistics has not been forthcoming about what exactly burned in the warehouse with residents fearing that chemicals were among materials that fueled the flames and spread through the air. City News Service, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • The existing committee chairpersons are tasked with facilitating meetings and placing items on their agendas.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
  • With seven Republican members of the Oklahoma Legislature campaigning for statewide office, GOP leaders have kept those lawmakers in their leadership positions or as committee chairpersons, a reversal of policies instituted by previous House speakers or Senate pro tempores.
    Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Mahomes and Gronkowski will serve as spokesmen and promote Friday Night 5G Lights on social media.
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Tiger and Rory ultimately became friends and fellow spokesmen for Nike.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • California Faculty Association represents 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches.
    Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • But lecturers increasingly used images to bring new groups of people into science.
    Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • The other presidents had some semblance of comedic appreciation, whether through cynicism, irony, sarcasm, joke-telling, joke appreciation or storytelling.
    John Blumenthal, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Pithy slogans aside, all modern presidents shift responsibility onto others to some degree, frequently blaming the White House occupant who preceded them or Congress — or both.
    Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Both are already chairmen of other important committees, though.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 July 2026
  • When Levine left to return to his seat, the two chairmen smiled and shook hands.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
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  • Local independent bookstores remain key partners in the festival, helping recommend moderators, and identify the writers San Diego readers most want to hear from.
    Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Spotify will allow artists to proactively disclose a profile is an AI Persona, but for those who don’t, the platform’s human moderators will do it themselves after a review using their own AI tools.
    Corbin Bolies, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026

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“Speakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakers. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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