spokesman:

[plural: ‘spokesmen’; female: ‘spokeswoman’ with plural form ‘spokeswomen; common gender: ‘spokesperson’ &amp with plural form ‘spokespersons & (less commonly) ‘spokespeople‘; for the right pronunciation of ‘spokesman’, please click here & for the right pronunciation of ‘spokeswoman’, please click here & for the right pronunciation of ‘spokesperson’, please click here]

‘spoke(s)’ in this context = the past form of the verb word ‘speak’ —- speak/spoke/spoken —- meaning an interpreter, speaking for somebody else

a man who is employed or elected or given the authority to talk as a representative on behalf of some group of people or an organisation, club, company, government, etc.;

a person who comes in support of another person on certain issues though they have no close association or though they don’t belong to the same group or organisation,

a spokesman (R) of a company speaking to news crew

e.g.

As the sportsman of our club, Jeremy spoken about our club in many interviews and news updates.

Though they are fewer than the spokesmen, spokeswomen are certainly as efficient and bold in giving out the updates to the news channels and in defending their employers in times of crises.

Spokespersons representing business companies act not only like the persons who give out updates and announcements to the general public but also like public relation officers, taking up the responsibility of setting up good and clean relationships with the public and the media.

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