Spokesperson

//ˈspəʊkspɜːɹsən// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

    "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 […]"

  2. 2
    an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose wordnet

Synonyms

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agentdelegatedeputyinterpretermouthmouthpiece

Example

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"Choose a spokesperson for every group."

Etymology

From spoke (“past participle of speak”) + -s- + person.

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