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spokesman

[spohks-muhn]

noun

plural

spokesmen 
  1. a person who speaks for another or for a group.

  2. a public speaker.



spokesman

/ ˈspəʊksˌpɜːsən, ˈspəʊksmən, ˈspəʊksˌwʊmən /

noun

  1. a person authorized to speak on behalf of another person, group of people, or organization

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Gender Note

See -man.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spokesman1

1510–20; spoke 1 (irregular as noun) + 's 1 + -man
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Example Sentences

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A spokesman for the Hamas-controlled Gaza government said its security forces acted over the weekend to clear the hospital of criminal gangs that had taken it over and looted it after its staff was evacuated.

Asked for a response by the Times newspaper, a Scottish government spokesman simply said these decisions are reserved to the UK government.

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Miao Hua, the former head of the Central Military Commission’s political-work department; ex-commanders of China’s strategic-missile force and paramilitary police; and former political commissars of China’s army and navy, according to the spokesman.

A Church of England spokesman said the title was a tribute to the King's "work over many decades to find common ground between faiths and to bring people together".

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"We call for dialogue between all parties with a view to restoring democratic values," European Commission spokesman Anouar El Anouni told a press conference in Brussels.

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