as in spokespeople
a person who speaks for another or for a group
a spokesman for the cattle industry
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Recent Examples of spokesmen
Tiger and Rory ultimately became friends and fellow spokesmen for Nike.
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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
The Daily News reached out to spokesmen for Mann.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Corporate spokesmen, print ads, TV spots.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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
His cabinet included former members and spokesmen of Shiite armed groups.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Both Maduro and his main spokesmen, such as Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López, say the United States will fail in its plans, anticipating a popular resistance in favor of the government.
—Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
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
The Daily News reached out to spokesmen for Mann.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Corporate spokesmen, print ads, TV spots.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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
His cabinet included former members and spokesmen of Shiite armed groups.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Both Maduro and his main spokesmen, such as Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López, say the United States will fail in its plans, anticipating a popular resistance in favor of the government.
—Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spokesmen
Noun
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Close attention to form lets the language travel through many speakers without losing its anchor on the page.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Two who achieved that lofty GPA level were also speakers during the ceremony.—
Holly Andres,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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Nio signed on several brand promoters, including Robin Zeng, the CEO of CATL, the industry's battery giant, who affirmed in a marketing video that about 2,000 of his employees had bought Nio cars.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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Practical approaches to foster this connection can include participating in smaller club takeovers and hosting intimate pre-festival events that allow promoters, artists and brands to build direct relationships with audiences.—
Sunita Dhaliwal,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Noun
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On Tuesday, the latest round of talks between ambassadors of Lebanon and Israel were set to take place at the State Department in Washington.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Officials also want people to know half of the Grand Prix course will remain open to the public and downtown ambassadors in yellow jackets will be available throughout the weekend to help people navigate the area.—
Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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This idea was the work of the apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation, a charismatic movement that began gathering momentum in the 1990s and is now the leading edge of the Christian right.—
Stephanie McCrummen,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2026
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Like all prophets, The Storyteller arrives at an auspicious moment in human history.—
Bruce Stockler,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Try your best to get into any cracks or crevices, like around mouthpieces, that might invite mold.—
Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano,
The Spruce,
23 May 2026
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Its strength lies in the creation of characters who, although sometimes forced to function stiffly as rhetorical mouthpieces, seem genuinely conflicted and caught off guard by the brutal interventions of history.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Queen Letizia put a nearly two-year-old sandal back in rotation Tuesday at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, receiving representatives from Mamis Digitales in ecru & Other Stories block heels and a red wrap dress from the same label.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
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Dozens of representatives from local and county government and LGBTQ+ rights organizations attended the flag raising on Monday.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Spokesmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spokesmen. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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