spokesman

[US]/ˈspəʊksmən/
[UK]/ˈspoʊksmən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. spokesperson, representative

Phrases & Collocations

company spokesman

chief spokesman

government spokesman

official spokesman

press spokesman

Example Sentences

a spokesman for Greenpeace.

The spokesman's answer was just too glib.

a spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias.

a spokesman has scotched the rumours.

The spokesman was bombarded with questions on the press conference.

The spokesman made it clear that no compromise was yet in sight.

The spokesman made it evident that no compromise was yet in sight.

The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters.

a spokesman was cagey about the arrangements his company had struck.

You may construe the statement of the government spokesman in a number of different ways.

The spokesman never gave a direct answer to any question of the reporters.

A UN spokesman insisted that the implementation of the peace plan is back on track.

the spokesman released a statement attempting to clear his client's name.

A governments bote man government spokesman says the government is trying to discourage informal schools.

"Today we are stronger then we've ever been," said Hamas spokesman Taher Nounou.

Pere Alberch, at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard, is the modern spokesman for the importance of teratology in evolutionary biology.

The shouts of the crowd flustered the spokesman and he did not know how to deal with the situation.

Taking a stand as a theologian and spokesman of theocracy, Thomas Aquinas argued on some important socioeconomic issues.

Real-world Examples

Edward Price is the state department spokesman.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2021

Ned Price is the State Department spokesman.

Source: VOA Daily Standard September 2021 Collection

Manuel Linnig is a spokesman for Acer.

Source: Han Gang B2A "Translation Point": Quick Start Guide for Listening Notes

Josh Earnest is a White House spokesman.

Source: BBC Listening Collection April 2015

“Incomprehensible! … Absurd! ” snorted a South Korean spokesman.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Rahimullah Nadeem is a spokesman for Kabul University.

Source: VOA Special December 2022 Collection

Stephen Payne is a spokesman for Ringling Brothers.

Source: NPR News May 2014 Compilation

Gene Russianoff is the spokesman for the Straphangers Campaign.

Source: VOA Special September 2014 Collection

John Manley is a spokesman for the U.S. Africa Command.

Source: VOA Special July 2023 Collection

Muhammadan Almamany is the spokesman for the government in Amam.

Source: BBC Listening December 2014 Collection

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