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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
Late Friday night, a few dozen Toronto Blue Jays fans huddled outside Rogers Centre, listening to Sportsnet commentator Buck Martinez on the speakers.
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Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The event includes speakers, panelists and a lot of fun icebreaker activities such as double Dutch jump rope, hula-hooping and karaoke.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
There is a sense of replay in the heightened and artificial diction with which Mateus has her cast bear witness, and this sense is enhanced by the painterly compositions that frame the speakers.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
More than half the speakers supported the transgender book ban.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
Additionally, the robot is equipped with four microphones, three speakers and fish-eye cameras for vision.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
But as many speakers in Sonoma noted, the reality of proving what works in AI often lags behind the pace of innovation.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Like the first round of speakers and performers, there are a few easy connections to be made.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
For non-native speakers, real-time translation and summarisation could be transformative.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The event includes speakers, panelists and a lot of fun icebreaker activities such as double Dutch jump rope, hula-hooping and karaoke.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
There is a sense of replay in the heightened and artificial diction with which Mateus has her cast bear witness, and this sense is enhanced by the painterly compositions that frame the speakers.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
More than half the speakers supported the transgender book ban.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
Additionally, the robot is equipped with four microphones, three speakers and fish-eye cameras for vision.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
But as many speakers in Sonoma noted, the reality of proving what works in AI often lags behind the pace of innovation.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Like the first round of speakers and performers, there are a few easy connections to be made.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
For non-native speakers, real-time translation and summarisation could be transformative.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speakers
Noun
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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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Also in March — to a rising din of dire prognostications about De Luca and Abdy’s tenure as co-chairpersons/chief executives — Warner punted the release of One Battle After Another (from the financial doldrums of August into its current date smack in the middle of the awards-season scrum).—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Harding was closing out the second day of the Edinburgh TV Fest, the latest in a long line of MacTaggart lecturers including Kevin Spacey, Michaela Coel and three Murdochs.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
20 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, while teachers and lecturers may see AI text detectors as an easy and appealing way of avoiding academic misconduct, in reality, these software aren’t 100% perfect.—
Christian Perry,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Recent American presidents have reluctantly accepted the limits of Iraq’s political system, pressing Iraqi leaders to distance themselves from Tehran but avoiding the kinds of measures that would tilt the country back into open conflict.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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The chronological order of presidents is not disputed by any reasonable person, but the quality of American presidents is hotly disputed by millions of reasonable people.—
Jimmy Wales,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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One of two vice-chairmen of the commission, the general is the third-most powerful commander of the People’s Liberation Army and has been considered a close associate of President Xi Jinping, the army’s commander-in-chief.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Supreme Court decision also encouraged FCC chairmen to flex their regulatory muscles in public more often.—
Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The site is supported by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, which employs automated bots and human moderators to prevent vandalism, resolve disputes, and ensure content follows a core set of policies, like maintaining a neutral point of view and providing verifiable sources for information.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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The plan deploys Q&As to boost some of those opening weekends, hosted by a rotating cast of moderators.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Speakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakers. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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