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ˈspoʊksˌpɜr sənspokesper·son

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voicenoun

    an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

    "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

Wiktionary

  1. spokespersonnoun

    Person who acts as the voice of a group of people.

  2. Etymology: From spoke, past participle of speak + person

Wikipedia

  1. Spokesperson

    A spokesperson, spokesman, or spokeswoman, is someone engaged or elected to speak on behalf of others.

ChatGPT

  1. spokesperson

    A spokesperson is a person who speaks as the representative of a group, organization, or another individual, often addressing the media or public to deliver information, clarify issues, or present their views and standpoints.

Wikidata

  1. Spokesperson

    A spokesperson or spokesman or spokeswoman is someone engaged or elected to speak on behalf of others. In the present media-sensitive world, many organizations are increasingly likely to employ professionals who have received formal training in journalism, communications, public relations and public affairs in this role in order to ensure that public announcements are made in the most appropriate fashion and through the most appropriate channels to maximize the impact of favorable messages, and to minimize the impact of unfavorable messages. Popular local and national sports stars are often chosen as spokesmen for commercial advertising. The term "spokesperson" is gender-neutral language which uses a gender-neutral job title. "Spokesman" and "spokesperson" can refer to both men and women.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of spokesperson in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of spokesperson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of spokesperson in a Sentence

  1. Amorn Wanichwiwatana:

    It is really a journey, a spokesperson for CDC (Thailand Constitution Drafting Commissioner) talked to the media about his work as a CDC member

  2. Megan Hartman:

    I think brands would be very smart to align themselves with her because she is such a brave spokesperson. I think we are going to see a lot of brands across all categories - beauty fashion, sports, entertainment - looking to get a piece of her, she probably feels a certain responsibility as one of the first transgender celebrities and will be a little more cautious in terms of deals. But she definitely has the potential and the same marketability as any of the Kardashians.

  3. Ellen DeGeneres:

    I never wanted to be the lesbian actress, i never wanted to be the spokesperson for the gay community. Ever. I did it for my own truth.

  4. Brian Dixon:

    State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert brings no experience, no understanding and, frankly, no interest in learning, state Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert main claim to this role is State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert willingness to defend the indefensible as a spokesperson. It's hard to believe that Brian Dixon could further diminish the view of Richard Gowan in the world, but this appointment is likely to do it.

  5. Jon Hatami:

    I’ve seen emails, emails that show that George Gascon and George Gascon chain of command knew about those jail calls well before Bill Melugin published them, we have a DA who completely lacks any transparency, who’s sending a spokesperson on the news to say things that just are n’t true.

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