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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
Queen Latifah The multihyphenate performer will be one of the speakers at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University's graduation on May 8.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
After retirement, Schmidt became one of his country's most popular motivational speakers.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
There were more than a hundred and fifty people in the room, and dozens of them rose from their tables, as a mellow trumpet tune reverberated from the speakers.
—Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Flat screen TVs, surround-sound speakers, and comfy outdoor lounges also help troops escape work for a while, Grosso said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Several speakers should be of interest to movie fans.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The total number of international Plot Next speakers will hit 30 including from the BBC, CoSTAR and BetaSeries.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
Many are Spanish speakers learning English for the first time.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
That year’s Republican National Convention filled its programming with second-raters (Scott Baio gave a prime-time speech), while Ted Cruz and other speakers refused to endorse Trump onstage; National Review famously published a special issue denouncing him.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
After retirement, Schmidt became one of his country's most popular motivational speakers.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
There were more than a hundred and fifty people in the room, and dozens of them rose from their tables, as a mellow trumpet tune reverberated from the speakers.
—Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Flat screen TVs, surround-sound speakers, and comfy outdoor lounges also help troops escape work for a while, Grosso said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Several speakers should be of interest to movie fans.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The total number of international Plot Next speakers will hit 30 including from the BBC, CoSTAR and BetaSeries.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
Many are Spanish speakers learning English for the first time.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
That year’s Republican National Convention filled its programming with second-raters (Scott Baio gave a prime-time speech), while Ted Cruz and other speakers refused to endorse Trump onstage; National Review famously published a special issue denouncing him.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speakers
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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
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Menin, an Upper East Side Democrat who’s seen as a centrist counterweight to Mayor Mamdani’s administration, is expected to make the appointments at a Council meeting Thursday where picks for all of the body’s other committee chairpersons will also be announced, the sources said.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Managers, as always, are the game’s primary spokesmen, meeting with the media before and after every game.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Daily News reached out to spokesmen for Mann.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Guest lecturers were competent, discussing everything from pirates in the Caribbean to the Panama Canal.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Underpaid lecturers huddled closer to their space heaters, submerging themselves deeper in Aramaic love poetry to stave off thoughts of the damp.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Readers on the ninth and 10th presidents, and the assimilation bargain.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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Trump haters—the Democrat politicians and the leftists in the media– will never admit it, but Trump, unlike the other presidents, saved the day.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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It will be led by Wellness House board members Thomas Cranmer and Julie Thick, who are chairmen of the event.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Republicans have six-year limits on their chairmen, while Democrats have no term limits.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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However, by sheer coincidence, there’s been a recent flurry of think tank reports and articles on those issues that should be required reading for would-be governors and moderators of forums to question the candidates.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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There are nine rural hospitals set to close in Georgia, leaving thousands without close access to healthcare, the moderators said.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Speakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakers. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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