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
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The first round, announced in 2024, included projects aimed at improving traffic safety on California roads, enhancing language access to public programs for non-English speakers and answering taxpayers’ questions more efficiently.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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Chardy played a key role in establishing El Herald, later re-named el Nuevo Herald, as an important source of news for Spanish speakers, said Roberto Fabricio, the newspaper’s former editor, who hired him as a reporter and soon promoted Chardy to local news editor.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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After the Met announced the Bezoses’ participation, many social media users — who are the Met Gala’s most enthusiastic promoters, tuning into Vogue’s livestream and analyzing looks for days afterwards — called for a boycott.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Indeed, the World Bank was one of the main promoters of this argument.—
Hettie O'Brien,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
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The archives ultimately appointed 48 ambassadors.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The ambassadors and cabinet members that typically stock these events were absent with the exception of Congressman Maxwell Frost, who attended both the TIME and MS Now parties in sunglasses and a boxy tuxedo.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 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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The artist’s ceiling for the Sistine Chapel had included 20 nude males as supporting figures above the prophets and sibyls.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 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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In response, harm reduction organizations across the country have scrambled to ensure their offerings include foil, glass pipes, and mouthpieces in an effort to help people addicted to fentanyl or other substances smoke their drugs and avoid injection.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
12 Feb. 2026
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The 6-3 ruling effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act’s requirement that districts be drawn to give minority voters a chance to elect representatives of their choosing.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday sharply limited a part of the Voting Rights Act that has forced states to draw voting districts to help elect Black or Latino representatives to Congress as well as state and local boards.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Spokesmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spokesmen. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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