| NOUN | person | spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voice | an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose |
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| Sounds | spow'kspersahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose. | |
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| Example | "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government" | |
| Synonyms | interpreter, representative, voice | |
| Narrower | ambassador | An informal representative |
| flak catcher, flak, flack catcher, flack | A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer | |
| mouthpiece, mouth | A spokesperson (as a lawyer) | |
| spokesman | A male spokesperson | |
| spokeswoman | A female spokesperson | |
| traveling salesman, travelling salesman, commercial traveler, commercial traveller, roadman, bagman | A salesman who travels to call on customers | |
| Broader | advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent | A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea |
| Spanish | intérprete, portavoz, representante, voz | |
| Catalan | portaveu, representant | |
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