speak for

1. 1.

   be a spokesperson for

   “He represents the Government's position”

   Broaderrepresent

Questions about speak for

What does speak for mean?

speak for means "be a spokesperson for".

Is speak for a common word?

speak for is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.