megaphone

UK /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/ US /ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/

noun 3verb 1

Collocations

VERB + MEGAPHONE

engage, need, networks

MEGAPHONE + NOUN

diplomacy, egypt, megafauna, trump

PREP.

in, into, with

ADV.

really

Definitions

noun

A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.

Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another.

If Pack does become head of the BBG, critics fear that he will turn Voice of America and the other BBG networks into a megaphone for Trump.

verb

To use a megaphone; to speak through a megaphone.

noun

A cytotoxic neolignan obtained from the laurel Aniba megaphylla.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

If Pack does become head of the BBG, critics fear that he will turn Voice of America and the other BBG networks into a megaphone for Trump.

Wiktionary

The Australian Prime Minister has said that he does not intend to engage in megaphone diplomacy with Egypt over the jailing of an Australian journalist.

Tatoeba · #3338806

This is a megaphone.

Tatoeba · #7893273

This megaphone doesn't work.

Tatoeba · #10025492

A megaphone isn't a megafauna.

Tatoeba · #10025582

Do you really need a megaphone?

Tatoeba · #12303618

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, megaphone is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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