spokespeople

plural noun

spokes·​peo·​ple ˈspōks-ˌpē-pəl How to pronounce spokespeople (audio)
Synonyms of spokespeoplenext
: people serving as spokesmen or spokeswomen

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Public relations spokespeople for Arnault didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment from Bloomberg. Claudia Cohen, Fortune, 5 July 2026 Earlier Thursday, spokespeople for Beale, Travis and Edwards Air Force bases, as well as Naval Air Station Lemoore, said the aircraft were not assigned to their installations. Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026 Fox News Digital reached out to Russian and Ukrainian spokespeople for comment. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 City spokespeople declined to make officials available for interviews. Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for spokespeople

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spokespeople was in 1972

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“Spokespeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spokespeople. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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