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spokesperson

noun
SaySPOHKS-pur-suhnUS/ˈspoʊksˌpɝsən/UK/ˈspəʊkspɜːɹsən/

Pluralspokespersons, spokespeople

1 meaning of spokesperson

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    Someone chosen to speak publicly on behalf of another person or a group of people.

    The mayor's spokesperson read a brief statement to the assembled press.

    Several spokespeople from rival firms gave conflicting accounts of the merger.

    Similarrepresentative, spokesman, spokeswoman

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Origin

Formed from "spoke" (the past participle of "speak"), a linking "-s-", and "person".