SPOKESPERSON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spokesperson mean? 

• SPOKESPERSON (noun)
  The noun SPOKESPERSON has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SPOKESPERSON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPOKESPERSON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

interpreter; representative; spokesperson; voice

Context example:

the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government

Hypernyms ("spokesperson" is a kind of...):

advocate; advocator; exponent; proponent (a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spokesperson"):

ambassador (an informal representative)

flack; flack catcher; flak; flak catcher (a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer)

mouth; mouthpiece (a spokesperson (as a lawyer))

spokesman (a male spokesperson)

spokeswoman (a female spokesperson)

bagman; commercial traveler; commercial traveller; roadman; traveling salesman; travelling salesman (a salesman who travels to call on customers)

 Context examples 

This eclipse will also emphasize your ability to communicate clearly, so you may be asked to speak or write a column, serve on a panel, or be a spokesperson for your company.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You may be working on a charity and meeting many new like-minded people, having one or more book-signings, giving speeches, or appearing as a spokesperson on TV.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)