"spox" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspɒks/, /ˈspəʊks/ Audio: En-au-spox.ogg Forms: spoxes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒks, -əʊks Etymology: Modification of the first syllable of spokesman or spokesperson. Head templates: {{en-noun}} spox (plural spoxes)
  1. (journalism slang or informal) Abbreviation of spokesperson (primarily used in headlines). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, informal, slang Alternative form of: spokesperson (extra: primarily used in headlines)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2018 September 14, Senate Telephone Directory: 2018, U.S. Government Printing Office, →ISBN, page 110:",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 November 11, Lara Seligman, Alexander Ward, Matt Berg, Lawrence Ukenye, “DoD’s new spox gives us his first interview”, in National Security Daily, Politico, retrieved 23 May 2023:",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈspəʊks/"
    },
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈspəʊks/"
    },
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    },
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    },
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      "homophone": "spokes"
    }
  ],
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}

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