porte-parole — meaning in English
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English meaning
- advocate noun A person who publicly supports or argues in favor of a cause, policy, or another person.
- front noun The forward-facing part or side of something.
- mouthpiece noun The part of an instrument or device placed at or near the mouth.
- spokesman noun A man who speaks officially on behalf of a person, group, or organization.
- spokesperson noun A person, regardless of gender, who speaks officially for a person, group, or organization.
Senses
porte-parole is used for these senses in English:
- advocate A person who speaks in support of something, or someone; proponent [from 18th c.]
- mouthpiece (by extension) A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.
- spokesman One who speaks as the voice of another person or a group of people.
- spokesperson A person who acts as the voice of another person or a group of people.
- spokeswoman A woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people.
advocate — full definition
- noun A person who publicly supports or argues in favor of a cause, policy, or another person.
- noun A lawyer, especially one who represents a client in court.
- verb To publicly support or argue in favor of something.
front — full definition
- noun The forward-facing part or side of something.
- noun A field of activity or effort, especially when several are happening at once.
- noun A person, business, or activity that conceals something else, usually illegal.
- noun A false or fake appearance put on to impress or mislead others.
- noun Weather: the boundary between two air masses of different temperature, often bringing rain.