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as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting
the speaker announced that it was time for the club to move on to another matter
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as in spokesperson
a person who speaks for another or for a group
unofficially chose a speaker to broach the subject with the supervisor of the department
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as in lecturer
a person who makes usually formal public speeches
the after-dinner speaker was a career diplomat who regaled us with humorous anecdotes from his travels abroad
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Recent Examples of speaker
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (2nd L), Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (2nd R), and Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi (R) walk inside a building in Muscat, Oman, on June 22, 2026.
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Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Writer, editor and speaker Cheryl Russell is a Laguna Woods Village resident.
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Cheryl Russell,
Oc Register,
28 June 2026
Sound tuning and aspects of the speaker design, meanwhile, have been entrusted to audiophile sound tuner Benno Baun Medgaard, the man also behind the tuning of ultra high-end speakers from Gryphon and Raidho.
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John Archer,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Music sounds fine on the phone's stereo speakers, though the bottom speaker mostly carries the load.
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Florence Ion,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
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Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Writer, editor and speaker Cheryl Russell is a Laguna Woods Village resident.
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Cheryl Russell,
Oc Register,
28 June 2026
Sound tuning and aspects of the speaker design, meanwhile, have been entrusted to audiophile sound tuner Benno Baun Medgaard, the man also behind the tuning of ultra high-end speakers from Gryphon and Raidho.
—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Music sounds fine on the phone's stereo speakers, though the bottom speaker mostly carries the load.
—
Florence Ion,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
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Brian Roberts, current co-CEO and chairperson of Comcast, will be involved in the leadership of both companies, while Mike Cavanagh, the other CEO, will take on leadership of NBCU.
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Judy was a board chairperson of the film festival’s committee.
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Elsewhere, residents have resorted to digging cesspits as latrine stocks run severely low, leading to soil and water contamination, according to Hosni Nadeem Mohanna, a water municipality spokesperson in Gaza City.
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The incident occurred following Angel City FC's 2-0 win over the Orlando Pride on Friday evening, July 3, according to an Angel City FC spokesperson and multiple videos of the incident shared on social media by event attendees.
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Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium.
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According to historian, author and lecturer Roger Smith, Florida's absence from most Revolutionary War lessons stems from one key fact.
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Trump stormed out of a June 7 interview with current moderator Kristen Welker in Wisconsin.
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The film, a reimagining of John Alan Schwartz’s 1978 film, follows a website content moderator (Ferreira) who becomes obsessed with a series of disturbing videos that seem to recreate scenes from the iconic Faces of Death film series.
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Harry's spokesman said Monday that an assessment by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee, or Ravec, which determines security provisions for senior royals and other public figures had not yet taken place.
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Police spokesman Nahum Daso told The Associated Press that hours after the attack 10 people were rescued.
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Despite the hourslong delay due to approaching severe storms, audience members who returned to the venue do not appear to be deterred and are signing and dancing along to musical performances ahead of the president's address.
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The president has also heard from Britain’s King Charles III and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recent days.
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Jeff Pointer, chairman of the Mosier Valley Property Owners Association, asked for it as part of the plan.
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Polestar is majority owned by Geely, a Chinese automaker, and its chairman Li Shufu.
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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