Mouthpiece (Noun)
Meaning 1
A spokesperson (as a lawyer).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The lawyer stood at the podium, flanked by her clients, and served as their mouthpiece to the press, providing a unified response to the allegations.
- As the company's official mouthpiece, the PR representative fielded questions from the media and delivered carefully crafted statements on behalf of the CEO.
- After being injured in the accident, the victim's family appointed a lawyer as their mouthpiece to negotiate with the insurance company and secure a fair settlement.
- The union leader acted as the mouthpiece for the striking workers, presenting their demands to the management and facilitating negotiations.
- As the industry's most prominent mouthpiece, the trade organization's president testified before Congress, advocating for policies that favored its member companies.
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Meaning 2
An acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Meaning 3
The tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Hypernyms
Meaning 4
The aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 5
A part that goes over or into the mouth of a person; "the mouthpiece of a respirator".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Meaning 6
(especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.