speakers

noun

plural of speaker
1
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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2
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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3
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 That being said, the GS5 absolutely smokes the Harman Kardon speakers in my laptop. — Joe Salas july 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026 Ahead stood an altar framed not by basketball hoops or concert speakers but by flourishing greenery. — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Both speakers have been tuned in-house by acoustic engineers to deliver Marshall’s signature sound. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 As the stadium speakers blasted Oasis, Henderson tried to climb over a pitch-side advertising board to celebrate with the traveling supporters. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2026 Tech-lovers will be excited to find deals on TVs, portable Bluetooth speakers and headphones among the summer sales as well. — Claire Peltier, ABC News, 6 July 2026 The full roster of talent and speakers at SPORT BEACH can be found here. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speakers
  1. chairpersons
  2. spokesmen
  3. lecturers
  4. presidents
  5. chairmen
  6. moderators
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
Definition of chairpersons
Noun
  • Tiger and Rory ultimately became friends and fellow spokesmen for Nike.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Definition of spokesmen
Noun
  • Big Brain Lectures and Common Knowledge both bring interesting lecturers to venues around Sacramento.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • Since the letter’s publication, more than 1,400 professors and lecturers have co-signed it.
    — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Definition of lecturers
Noun
  • The move attracted criticism from former presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush, as well as billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Chishti said the rulings signify that future presidents could continue to change immigration policies at their discretion.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of presidents
Noun
  • When Levine left to return to his seat, the two chairmen smiled and shook hands.
    — Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
  • The following year, John Conyers, of Michigan, and Charles Rangel, of New York, became the first Black chairmen of the Judiciary and the Ways and Means Committees, respectively.
    — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Definition of chairmen
Noun
  • The company is reportedly now blocking 23 million spam views and revoking nearly 2 million inauthentic votes per day, while pointing to the community moderators and users that have long played a role in combatting content that violates its rules.
    — Cody Luongo, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Unlike moderators at for-profit platforms, Wikipedia cannot simply hire more administrators.
    — Ryan McGrady, The Conversation, 25 June 2026
Definition of moderators

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