spokesman
a person who speaks for another or for a group.
a public speaker.
Origin of spokesman
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How to use spokesman in a sentence
He would, I thought, be a perfect spokesmen for the virtues of the craft.
A spokesmen for the volunteer Azov Battalion, where the symbols are common, eventually denied they are related to Hitler.
Spokesmen for the Pentagon and CIA refused to comment for this story.
Exclusive: Turkey OK’s American Drones to Fight ISIS | Eli Lake, Josh Rogin | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNone of the others involved—Friedman and officials at Los Alamos, or their spokesmen—returned phone calls seeking comment Monday.
Senior DOE Official Wants Probe Into Firing of Los Alamos Dissident | Center for Public Integrity | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSchool police spokesmen have been trying to answer that question all week.
Why Does My Kids’ Elementary School Need a Tank? | Andy Hinds | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The selectmen, as spokesmen for the inhabitants, therefore inquired of Howe what his intentions were.
The Siege of Boston | Allen FrenchThis contention of the leisure-class spokesmen of the humanities seems to be substantially sound.
The Theory of the Leisure Class | Thorstein VeblenThe other of the spokesmen was a Jew of Gibraltar, a tolerably well-bred person, who spoke English very fluently.
Eothen | A. W. KinglakeIn the history of literature and thought it is given to but very few writers thus to become the spokesmen of a whole people.
German Problems and Personalities | Charles SaroleaThe double-basses and solo barytone are the spokesmen for the tuneful host.
How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. | Henry Edward Krehbiel
British Dictionary definitions for spokesman
spokesperson (ˈspəʊksˌpɜːsən) or feminine spokeswoman (ˈspəʊksˌwʊmən)
/ (ˈspəʊksmən) /
a person authorized to speak on behalf of another person, group of people, or organization
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