guest speaker
noun
: a person invited to a gathering to give a speech
He was the guest speaker at the awards ceremony.
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Those in attendance included members of the Combat Infantrymen’s Association, multiple Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, Moreno’s high school JROTC instructor and guest speaker Chief Warrant Officer Tim Hughey (Ret).
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The event, hosted by the City of Miami Gardens Mayor and Council on March 6 at the Seminole Hard Rock in Davie, featured Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Ashanti as a special guest speaker.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2026
Adams, one of the country’s most prominent macroeconomists, made the remarks in late February as the guest speaker at a tech industry luncheon series, called Tech Titans.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Hounsou was also the guest speaker at this year’s AfroBerlin conference.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2026
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The event, hosted by the City of Miami Gardens Mayor and Council on March 6 at the Seminole Hard Rock in Davie, featured Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Ashanti as a special guest speaker.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2026
Adams, one of the country’s most prominent macroeconomists, made the remarks in late February as the guest speaker at a tech industry luncheon series, called Tech Titans.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Hounsou was also the guest speaker at this year’s AfroBerlin conference.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Guest speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guest%20speaker. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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