spokesperson
US /ˈspoʊkspɚsən/
Definition
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The company spokesperson announced the new product at a press conference.
Synonyms
- representativea person who represents others
- mouthpiecea part that goes over or into the mouth of a person
- advocatea person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
Collocations
- Easy company spokespersonto company spokesperson, meaning to be a companion to somebody
- Medium act as the official spokespersonto act as the official spokesperson, meaning to perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
- Hard spokesperson refuted the unsubstantiated allegationsdescribing spokesperson refuted the unsubstantiated allegations (an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose)
- Very Hard spokesperson smoothing over corporate PR blundersdescribing spokesperson smoothing over corporate PR blunders (an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose)
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