spokesman

CEFRB1

/spˈoʊksmən/

noun

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noun
A man who speaks for a group or organization.
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noun
Extra detail
One who speaks as the voice of another person or a group of people.

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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In context

Who will act as spokesman?
One study of popular escapistic communications indicates that the recipients regarded the heroes and spokesmen as "trustworthy models and guides."
Libyan war planes on Sunday sank one ship and attacked a second vessel near the eastern city of Benghazi, military spokesmen for the country's internationally recognized government said on Monday.

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One study of popular escapistic communications indicates that the recipients regarded the heroes and spokesmen as "trustworthy models and guides."
1959, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Hearings
Libyan war planes on Sunday sank one ship and attacked a second vessel near the eastern city of Benghazi, military spokesmen for the country's internationally recognized government said on Monday.
2015 July 20, Ayman Al-Warfalli, “Libyan planes sink ship, attack another near Benghazi: spokesmen”, in Reuters
President Moon Jae-in proposed the plan this week during a meeting with government officials, his spokesman said.
2019, VOA Learning English, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2019
Toyota spokesman Paul Hogard said the automaker wants speedometers to be easy to read, so there’s value in placing the typical operating speed of American cars, 45 mph to 70 mph, he said, at the top of the speedometer, which is the easiest place on the speedometer for the driver to read.
2022 September 10, Matt McFarland, “Why your car’s speedometer goes up to 160 mph (even when your car can’t)”, in CNN Business

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From spoke (“past participle of speak”) + -s- + man.