SPOKESPERSON

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

Example:

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

Synonyms:

interpreter; representative; spokesperson; voice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)