house organ

noun

: a periodical distributed by a business concern among its employees, sales personnel, or customers

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Those early issues of Spectrum were a funky hybrid of house organ and magazine. — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2024 And in recent months, Musk has become one of Trump’s biggest donors and most energetic supporters, turning X into an unofficial house organ for his campaign. — David Ingram, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024

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1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of house organ was in 1886

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“House organ.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20organ. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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