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 Ventura County Fire Department was dispatched to the scene at 12:15 p.m. and transported five people to the hospital and treated four others at the scene, according to a department spokesperson.
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Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
This story has been updated with a comment from a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The scanners cost nearly $2.9 million, according to a Sheriff's Office spokesperson.
—Jimmy Jenkins, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
City spokesperson Laura Williams emphasized in an email to the Statesman that the ranking was only one question on the survey.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 June 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
This story has been updated with a comment from a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The scanners cost nearly $2.9 million, according to a Sheriff's Office spokesperson.
—Jimmy Jenkins, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
City spokesperson Laura Williams emphasized in an email to the Statesman that the ranking was only one question on the survey.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spokesperson
spokesman
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The choice was a gift from PrettyLittleThing, which did not pay her for the appearance, according to a spokesman for the company.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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The Hays school district is still reading the federal government’s statement and preparing for something more formal, spokesman Tim Savoy said.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
8 July 2025
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“Spokesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spokesperson. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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