Definition of spokespersonnext
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 The work is meant to address the 3- to 6-inch-deep depression on Pocket Road, city spokesperson Carlos Eliason said. Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Trading platforms should notify the company of their intention to tokenize the shares and wait 30 days after the company receives the notice to start trading the token, according to an SEC spokesperson. Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 The spokesperson noted that the ruling came after a national security review by the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 In a statement, a Paramount spokesperson stressed that the deal will ultimately close. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spokesperson
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spokesman
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  • In May, after the stock trades appeared, White House spokesman Davis Ingle told Fortune the assets are held in a trust managed by the president’s children.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But healthy, nonhazardous trees are important to the health of Lake Tahoe and environmental quality in the region, according to spokesman Jeff Cowen.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Spokesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spokesperson. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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