Meaning of spokesman | Babel Free

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1. One who speaks as the voice of another person or a group of people.
2. One who speaks as the voice of another person or a group of people
3. A man who speaks on behalf of another or others. See Usage Note at man.
4. a person who speaks for another or for a group.
5. A person who speaks on behalf of another or others:mouth, speaker, spokesperson, spokeswoman.
6. a person who speaks on behalf of a group of others. Who is the spokesman for your party? segspersoon ناطِق بِلِسان говорител porta-voz mluvčí der/die Wortführer(in) talsmand εκπρόσωποςportavoz eestkõneleja سخنگو puhemies porte-parole דוֹבֵר/דוֹבֶרֶת प्रवक्ता glasnogovornik szóvivő jurubicara talsmaður, formælandi portavoce スポークスマン 대변인 atstovas, įgaliotinis runātājs (grupas vārdā); pārstāvis jurucakap woordvoerder talsmann/-kvinne, ordførerrzecznikporta-voz purtător de cuvânt представитель; де...
7. a person authorized to speak on behalf of another person, group of people, or organization
8. 'spokesman'A spokesman is someone who is asked to speak as the representative of an organization or group of people.A spokesman for the school said the expulsions were a precautionary measure.
9. 'spokeswoman'In the past, spokesman was used to refer to both men and women, but it is now hardly ever used to refer to women. A female representative is now usually referred to as a spokeswoman.A spokeswoman said official grant figures might need to be revised.
10. 'spokesperson'Spokesperson is a fairly new word which can refer to either a man or a woman.A spokesperson for the regime said that there was an explosion in an ammunition depot.
11. n pl <-men> → Sprecher m; to act as (a) spokesman for a group → als Sprecher einer Gruppe auftreten
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Examples

“One study of popular escapistic communications indicates that the recipients regarded the heroes and spokesmen as "trustworthy models and guides."”

“Libyan war planes on Sunday sank one ship and attacked a second vessel near the eastern city of Benghazi, military spokesmen for the country's internationally recognized government said on Monday.”

“President Moon Jae-in proposed the plan this week during a meeting with government officials, his spokesman said.”

“Toyota spokesman Paul Hogard said the automaker wants speedometers to be easy to read, so there’s value in placing the typical operating speed of American cars, 45 mph to 70 mph, he said, at the top of the speedometer, which is the easiest place on the speedometer for the driver to read.”

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