as in spokesman
a person who speaks for another or for a group
the spokesperson for the protesting students presented their demands to the administration
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Recent Examples of spokesperson
This is a continuation of Depop’s experiential pop-up retail strategy and its partnerships with the Governors Ball and Kacey Musgraves, alongside tapping Gabriella Karefa-Johnson as the brand’s trends spokesperson.
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Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
When asked about Trump’s order, a Hawley spokesperson directed The Star to comments the Republican senator made last week in support of it as a safety measure.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
In a statement to Deadline, a Netflix spokesperson disputed the characterization.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 June 2026
When asked on Tuesday whether Seoul should lower its expectations about Beijing after Xi appeared to avoid the nuclear issue in Pyongyang, South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson Park Il insisted that China continues to support the nuclear disarmament goal.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
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Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
When asked about Trump’s order, a Hawley spokesperson directed The Star to comments the Republican senator made last week in support of it as a safety measure.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
In a statement to Deadline, a Netflix spokesperson disputed the characterization.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 June 2026
When asked on Tuesday whether Seoul should lower its expectations about Beijing after Xi appeared to avoid the nuclear issue in Pyongyang, South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson Park Il insisted that China continues to support the nuclear disarmament goal.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
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spokesman
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However, the executive director will have discretion to allow some night filming with advance notice, said Joshua Smith, a spokesman for the commission.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement earlier that building monitoring systems detected an air-quality issue, prompting precautionary measures while officials work to determine the source and extent of the problem.—
Steve Beynon,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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“Spokesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spokesperson. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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