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as in chairpersons
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 spokesmen
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 lecturers
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 speakers
The Metayer family sat in the front row as speakers shared memories amid emotional moments, underscoring the profound loss felt by those closest to her.
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Abby Dodge, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Don’t face this battle alone — invite speakers from different communities to your place of worship, reach out and attend different faith services, build friendships and connections.
—Fabienne Perlov, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Languages with tens of millions of speakers, including Bengali and Hausa, barely appear.
—Gareth Barkin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
With intuitive controls and vibrant displays, plus additional options like headphones, earbuds and portable speakers, these devices are designed to support both fitness and everyday convenience.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The hall was already filling up with more than two hundred historians, who sat in chairs in front of an elevated platform for the speakers.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Kicking off the quintet of luxury speakers is an aluminum number called Titan.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2026
As speakers began addressing the crowd, one counter protester continually shouted through the speeches.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
There will be concessions, lights, speakers, two goals, four corner flags.
—Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Abby Dodge, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Don’t face this battle alone — invite speakers from different communities to your place of worship, reach out and attend different faith services, build friendships and connections.
—Fabienne Perlov, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Languages with tens of millions of speakers, including Bengali and Hausa, barely appear.
—Gareth Barkin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
With intuitive controls and vibrant displays, plus additional options like headphones, earbuds and portable speakers, these devices are designed to support both fitness and everyday convenience.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The hall was already filling up with more than two hundred historians, who sat in chairs in front of an elevated platform for the speakers.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Kicking off the quintet of luxury speakers is an aluminum number called Titan.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2026
As speakers began addressing the crowd, one counter protester continually shouted through the speeches.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
There will be concessions, lights, speakers, two goals, four corner flags.
—Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speakers
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With seven Republican members of the Oklahoma Legislature campaigning for statewide office, GOP leaders have kept those lawmakers in their leadership positions or as committee chairpersons, a reversal of policies instituted by previous House speakers or Senate pro tempores.—
Paul Monies,
Oklahoma Watch,
21 Jan. 2026
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Menin, an Upper East Side Democrat who’s seen as a centrist counterweight to Mayor Mamdani’s administration, is expected to make the appointments at a Council meeting Thursday where picks for all of the body’s other committee chairpersons will also be announced, the sources said.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Managers, as always, are the game’s primary spokesmen, meeting with the media before and after every game.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Daily News reached out to spokesmen for Mann.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Underpaid lecturers huddled closer to their space heaters, submerging themselves deeper in Aramaic love poetry to stave off thoughts of the damp.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Some hosted visiting lecturers or troupes putting on plays.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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Presidential libraries are one of the few ways sitting presidents can solicit foreign donations — without ever having to disclose their donors.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Women only make up about 20% of hospital presidents in the United States.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Republicans have six-year limits on their chairmen, while Democrats have no term limits.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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Membership co-chairmen are Sharon Woodward and Joyce Rogers.—
Sharon Hlapcich,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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In the new horror movie Faces of Death, the Euphoria alum, 29, and musician, 33, play two content moderators with differing viewpoints.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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On Kristi Noem’s record The KELO moderators asked the candidates to grade former Kristi Noem’s performance as governor.—
Joshua Haiar,
States Newsroom,
1 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Speakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speakers. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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