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Meaning of spokesperson | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈspəʊkspɜːɹsən

Definitions

  1. A person who acts as the voice of another person or a group of people.
  2. A person who acts as the voice of another person or a group of people

Equivalents

Беларуская прадстаўнік
Български говорител
Català portaveu
Čeština bard mluvčí zástupce zástupkyně
Dansk talsperson
Esperanto proparolanto
Español portavoz
Français porte-parole
Gaeilge urlabhraí
עברית דובר
Magyar szóvivő
Հայերեն խոսնակ
Italiano portavoce
日本語 代弁者
한국어 대변인 대변자
മലയാളം വക്താവ്
Bahasa Melayu jurucakap
Português porta-voz
ไทย โฆษก
Türkçe sözcü
Tiếng Việt phát ngôn viên

Examples

“News subsidies thus include making spokespersons available, producing press releases or staging pseudo-events designed to suit the media's production needs and attract the media's attention […]”
“Biden and his spokespeople have proudly touted his signature COVID relief bill as a major stimulus for policing in a national context already characterized by globally unparalleled police spending.”
“A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of concern for a group of three hillwalkers who had not returned from the Aonach Eagach ridge in Glen Coe shortly after 9.05pm on Saturday 5 August.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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