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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Initially a speechwriter for Ronald Reagan’s California gubernatorial campaign, his politics veered further left at the dawn of the ‘70s.
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Darren Beattie had to leave a job as a speechwriter in the first Trump administration for speaking at a conference that included white nationalists.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
This group includes Darren Beattie, appointed to a top post at the State Department despite having been dismissed from his job as a Trump speechwriter in 2018 after reportedly appearing at an event alongside white nationalists, and having claimed online that January 6 was orchestrated by the FBI.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2025
He was fired as a speechwriter in the first Trump term for attending a conference with white nationalists.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Darren Beattie had to leave a job as a speechwriter in the first Trump administration for speaking at a conference that included white nationalists.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
This group includes Darren Beattie, appointed to a top post at the State Department despite having been dismissed from his job as a Trump speechwriter in 2018 after reportedly appearing at an event alongside white nationalists, and having claimed online that January 6 was orchestrated by the FBI.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2025
He was fired as a speechwriter in the first Trump term for attending a conference with white nationalists.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Speechwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speechwriter. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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