spokesperson

noun

ˈspōks-ˌpər-sᵊn How to pronounce spokesperson (audio)
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 According to an Anthropic spokesperson, Claude models are trained on a mix of publicly available web data, commercially acquired datasets and internally generated data. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 July 2026 The district entered into a one-year, $309,900 contract with National Language Service, according to district spokesperson Lisa Levasseur. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 Earlier on Friday, a spokesperson for the PCSD confirmed to PEOPLE that hair recovered from Nancy’s Tucson home had not led them to identify a suspect. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 In a statement, a spokesperson said DOI has long supported passage of the legislation. — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for spokesperson
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  • An 11-year-old boy has been missing since Sunday morning east of downtown Kansas City, and police asked for help finding him, according to a police spokesman.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Bilal Faizi, a spokesman for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial emergency service, said the attacker struck dozens of people who were chanting antimilitant slogans and demanding peace.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
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“Spokesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spokesperson. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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