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Definition of mouthpiece noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mouthpiece

noun
 
/ˈmaʊθpiːs/
 
/ˈmaʊθpiːs/
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  1. the part of a phone or radio device that is next to your mouth when you speak
    • I could see the referee talking into his mouthpiece.
    • He put his hand over the mouthpiece and called his wife to the phone.
    Topics Phones, email and the internetc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + mouthpiece
    • cover
    • cover up
    • put your hand over
    See full entry
  2. the part of a musical instrument that you place between your lipsTopics Musicc2
  3. mouthpiece (of/for somebody) (often disapproving) a person, newspaper, etc. that speaks to represent another person or group of people
    • The newspaper has become the official mouthpiece of the opposition party.
    • The Press Secretary serves as the President's mouthpiece.
    • The media is controlled by the state and acts as a mouthpiece for the ruling party.
    Topics TV, radio and newsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • official
    • political
    verb + mouthpiece
    • act as
    • be
    preposition
    • mouthpiece for
    • mouthpiece of
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See mouthpiece in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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