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# spokesperson

noun (a spokesperson, spokespersons or spokespeople)

«spokesperson» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A spokesperson is someone whose job is to speak for a group, company, government or organisation, giving its news and answering questions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spokesperson/#m1)

### In the lessons

News and citizenship: «a police spokesperson said ...», «a government spokesperson» — what they say is the official view of the group, not just their own opinion. Reading the news: knowing who the spokesperson works for helps you think about whose side they are giving. Older words: spokesman, spokeswoman.

### Examples

- A police spokesperson said nobody was hurt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spokesperson/#x1)
- The school's spokesperson answered questions from parents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spokesperson/#x2)
- The team picked her as their spokesperson. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spokesperson/#x3)
- A spokesperson for the zoo said the panda was healthy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spokesperson/#x4)
- The company's spokesperson would not comment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spokesperson/#x5)
- Our class spokesperson read our ideas to the head teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spokesperson/#x6)

### Note

Plural: spokespeople (more common) or spokespersons. Gender-neutral form of spokesman/spokeswoman. A spokesperson tells the group's official view, which may favour that group.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «spokesperson» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spokesperson/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«spokesperson» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spokesperson.html) on Mova free.