spokesman

[ spohks-muh n ]

/ ˈspoʊks mən /

a person who speaks for another or for a group.

a public speaker.

Origin of spokesman

1510–20; spoke¹ (irregular as noun) + 's¹ + -man

See -man.

A spokesman for Lewisham council said last year that it would be forced to act if the family returned to Britain.

Britain May Spy on Preschoolers Searching for Potential Jihadis |Nico Hines |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
“I think it is important to say it is too soon to judge success or failure,” said Col. Steven Warren, a Pentagon spokesman.

Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War |Nancy A. Youssef |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
He has put flowers on the tomb of John Paul II,” said Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi, “I think that is enough.

Pope-Shooter Ali Agca’s Very Weird Vatican Visit |Barbie Latza Nadeau |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Tom Rust, a spokesman for the House Ethics Committee, declined to comment to The Daily Beast.

The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress |Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander |December 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The spokesman also said that Ambassador King “did not view the movie and did not have any contact directly with Sony.”

Exclusive: Sony Emails Say Studio Exec Picked Kim Jong-Un as the Villain of ‘The Interview’ |William Boot |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
All bowed in affirmation, supporting the remarks of their spokesman.

The White Scalper |Gustave Aimard
Byron was well fitted by birth and temperament to be the spokesman of this fierce discontent.

From Chaucer to Tennyson |Henry A. Beers
A tall, naked man, carrying a huge parasol of ostrich-feathers, acted as spokesman for the villagers.

The Giraffe Hunters |Mayne Reid
At the council the next day, Jumper acting as spokesman for the Indians expressed these views.

Four American Indians |Edson L. Whitney
The elder officer, a grave young man of thirty, was spokesman.

Rodman the Keeper |Constance Fenimore Woolson

spokesman

/ (ˈspəʊksmən) /

a person authorized to speak on behalf of another person, group of people, or organization