Usually means: Express opinions or thoughts for.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word speak for:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. speak for: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. speak for: Merriam-Webster
  3. speak for: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. speak for: Collins English Dictionary
  5. speak for: Vocabulary.com
  6. speak for: Wiktionary
  7. speak for: Dictionary.com
  8. speak for: Rhymezone
  9. speak for: FreeDictionary.org
  10. speak for: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. speak for: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. speak for: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. speak for: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (speak for)

verb:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see speak, for.
verb:  To speak on somebody's behalf.
verb:  (idiomatic) To claim, reserve, or occupy.
verb:  (idiomatic) To represent an intrinsic quality

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