What's the difference between spokesman and spokesmen?
Spokesman
Definition:
(n.) One who speaks for another.
Example Sentences:
(1) A spokesman for the Greens said that the party was “disappointed” with the decision and would be making representations to both the BBC and BBC Trust .
(2) The American Red Cross said the aid organisation had already run out of medical supplies, with spokesman Eric Porterfield explaining that the small amount of medical equipment and medical supplies available in Haiti had been distributed.
(3) We are deeply saddened," said Nyan Win, a spokesman of National League for Democracy.
(4) In Paris, a foreign ministry spokesman, Romain Nadal, said the French authorities were “fully mobilised to help Serge Atlaoui, whose situation remains very worrying”.
(5) We are firmly opposed to that," an unidentified spokesman from the ministry of industry and information technology told the state news agency, Xinhua.
(6) When allegations of systemic doping and cover-ups first emerged in the runup to the 2013 Russian world athletics championships, an IOC spokesman insisted: “Anti-doping measures in Russia have improved significantly over the last five years with an effective, efficient and new laboratory and equipment in Moscow.” London Olympics were sabotaged by Russia’s doping, report says Read more We now know that the head of that lauded Moscow lab, Grigory Rodchenko, admitted to intentionally destroying 1,417 samples in December last year shortly before Wada officials visited.
(7) A spokesman for Hunt told Guardian Australia: "We have been deeply respectful of the process and will continue to be so."
(8) But, in a sign of tension within the coalition government, the Liberal Democrats home affairs spokesman, Tom Brake, told BBC2's Newsnight that "if [the offenders in question] had committed the same offence the day before the riots, they would not have received a sentence of that nature".
(9) Labour's education spokesman, Ed Balls, said it was important to continue expanding the number of graduates.
(10) Alton Towers has a long record of safe operation and as we reopen, we are committed to ensuring that the public can again visit us with confidence.” A spokesman for the park said that said that X-Sector, the high-octane section of that park where the Smiler is based, would remain closed until further notice.
(11) In a statement, a St James's Palace spokesman said: "The Duchess of Cambridge has been discharged from the King Edward VII hospital and will now head to Kensington Palace for a period of rest.
(12) An ITV spokesman said: "Fabia's performance was given careful consideration by ITV, the producers Talkback Thames and compliance licensee Channel Television .
(13) A spokesman for the UNHCR said that while there were many agencies working in Walungu, they had "minimal presence" in villages close to areas still occupied by Hutu militias known as FDLR.
(14) I would suggest it works because either [inflammatory messages] have been taken down or no disorder has come of them," the spokesman said.
(15) Nick Nuttall, a spokesman for UNEP, said the latest findings should encourage more governments to follow moves by some politicians to invest billions of dollars in clean energy and efficiency as a way of curbing greenhouse gases.
(16) The Vatican spokesman said two of the 12 whose feet were washed were Muslim inmates.
(17) We are prepared to be honest with people and say that we will all need to chip in a little more.” The party’s health spokesman, Norman Lamb, said: “The NHS was once the envy of the world and this pledge is the first step in restoring it to where it should be.
(18) On Sunday, a spokesman for the Ministry of Justice confirmed a serious further offence review would take place to see if lessons can be learned from the case.
(19) A Tory spokesman said: “This is feeble stuff from a party with no economic plan and a leader who just isn’t up it.
(20) Asked what would happen if Russia entered eastern Ukraine, the spokesman said: "What we are saying very clearly is that they should not escalate."
Spokesmen
Definition:
(pl. ) of Spokesman
Example Sentences:
(1) While his citizens were being beaten and tormented in illegal detention, spokesmen for the then prime minister, Tony Blair, declared: "The Italian police had a difficult job to do.
(2) A spokesmen for Mohsen, a relative of the president, said: "We're defending, not attacking.
(3) Salmond's spokesmen did not deny that the first minister also discussed the significant political support for the SNP from the Sun and News of the World's Scottish editions in the run up to Salmond's landslide victory in the Holyrood elections in May.
(4) Spokesmen for BSkyB and the Premier League said that previous rulings by the ECJ and the UK high court make it clear that it is illegal for pubs to use foreign decoders to air cheap sport.
(5) Air strikes and shelling continued across much of Gaza on Saturday despite the Israeli military operation "changing gear", according to spokesmen.
(6) We now discover that yesterday, when Liberal Democrat spokesmen were still saying publicly 'talks are going very well, very constructive, just a bit of clarification required,' it now turns out he was having secret meetings with Gordon Brown .
(7) My MEP colleagues and I went through a rigorous interview process, better than the Tories’ which I also went through, and now that is showing in our spokesmen,” she says.
(8) Labour cannot afford to undo the coalition's cuts in the next government and must expect to be unpopular, one of the party's most senior finance spokesmen will say on Friday.
(9) The company's spokesmen had maintained until the last moment that the float was on track and sources close to the company insisted the sale was being warmly welcomed by enthusiastic investors.
(10) Nigerian military and counter-insurgency spokesmen have said they have information indicating at least some of the Chibok girls still are being held in the Sambisa forest.
(11) Brotherhood spokesmen denied responsibility for the fires, but the local people everywhere say that it was groups of Brothers who attacked the buildings and set them alight.
(12) While Vatican spokesmen continue to maintain that Seromba is a victim of malicious slander, the Florence diocese announced this week that it had an open mind as to his culpability.
(13) The attack was eventually beaten back and 14 militants killed, according to military spokesmen.
(14) 4.03am BST Reuters have a further update on the alleged attack on a pro-Morsi rally in Cairo, which downplays the earlier allegations made by two Muslim Brotherhood spokesmen .
(15) UK government spokesmen said that negotiations on the package were still “live”, ahead of an EU vote to send the proposal to parliament tomorrow.
(16) A Garda spokesmen said the four men – two in their late teens and two in their mid-30s – were released from custody and will appear before Dublin district court on various dates later this month.
(17) In statements opposing gay marriage, the church's official spokesmen have already begun to praise the benefits of civil partnership, having conveniently forgotten that the civil partnership legislation only passed despite opposition from most bishops in the House of Lords.
(18) Lib Dem spokesmen pointed out that Chote had said the budget was regressive if the effects of Labour's budget in March were stripped out.
(19) "If we don't bring up the facts, then it's no longer journalism – we become spokesmen of the government."
(20) BBC2's The Daily Politics is hosting a debate on crime featuring Alan Johnson, Chris Huhne and Chris Grayling, the three main parties' spokesmen on home affairs.