speechwriter
noun
speech·writ·er
ˈspēch-ˌrī-tər 
: a person who writes speeches (as for a politician)
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She is the President's principal speechwriter.
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But Kremlinologists, including Putin’s former speechwriter Abbas Gallyamov, are convinced that no amount of public critique will slow Putin down.
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Anna Nemtsova, Time, 23 May 2026
Then the grad-school-era drive from Clinton headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Houston for the 1992 GOP convention with a Mario Cuomo speechwriter suspected years later of writing Primary Colors.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
Last month, the former Barack Obama speechwriter Zev Karlin-Neumann urged the renowned individuals preparing to stand before the class of 2026 to engage with politics directly in their addresses.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
The turnaround was so unexpected that the trend went unnoticed by many, including likely the Netflix upfront speechwriters.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 14 May 2026
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Anna Nemtsova, Time, 23 May 2026
Then the grad-school-era drive from Clinton headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Houston for the 1992 GOP convention with a Mario Cuomo speechwriter suspected years later of writing Primary Colors.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
Last month, the former Barack Obama speechwriter Zev Karlin-Neumann urged the renowned individuals preparing to stand before the class of 2026 to engage with politics directly in their addresses.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
The turnaround was so unexpected that the trend went unnoticed by many, including likely the Netflix upfront speechwriters.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 14 May 2026
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“Speechwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speechwriter. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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