Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession.
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- noun someone who
writes speeches for others, especially as aprofession
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- noun a writer who composes speeches for others to deliver
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Examples
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His genius as the greatest modern speechwriter is legendary.
Jeffrey Sachs: Gratitude for the Life of Ted Sorensen Jeffrey Sachs 2010
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His genius as the greatest modern speechwriter is legendary.
Jeffrey Sachs: Gratitude for the Life of Ted Sorensen Jeffrey Sachs 2010
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I really think this speechwriter is just looking for his 15 minutes.
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The former Bush speechwriter is only trying to use his minor relationship with President Bush to get rich quick.
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Poor logic [some speechwriter is responsible for torture policy?], historically fallacious, and quite plainly dumb.
Matthew Yglesias » No One Expects The Spanish Inquisition 2010
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Not a sheep: Breaking News: John McCain speechwriter switches sides to Barack Obama's camp skip to main | skip to sidebar
Breaking News: John McCain speechwriter switches sides to Barack Obama's camp Not a sheep 2008
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Adding insult to injury, the umpteenth insider look at Bush administration's dysfunction was unveiled last week as well, courtesy of an obscure second-term speechwriter named Matt Latimer.
NYT > Opinion 2009
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The notion that Palin isn’t a legitimate voice because she has (gasp!) a speechwriter is a notion that is new in history, but I suppose only applies to Republicans.
Sarah Palin’s Wall Street Journal Health Care Op-Ed. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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Breaking News: John McCain speechwriter switches sides to Barack Obama's camp
Breaking News: John McCain speechwriter switches sides to Barack Obama's camp Not a sheep 2008
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Breaking News: John McCain speechwriter switches sides to Barack Obama's camp
Archive 2008-11-01 Not a sheep 2008
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