press secretary

noun

: a person officially in charge of press relations for a usually prominent public figure

Examples of press secretary in a Sentence

the White House press secretary
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Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters Wednesday the U.S. was sending 10 Navy helicopters with water buckets. Brad Dress, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025 The Palmetto High School graduate, who was a journalism major at Northwestern University, right out of college was the youngest press secretary on Capitol Hill working for U.S. Rep Peter Deutsch, who respresented parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties. Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025 Jean-Pierre is the first Black and openly gay person to serve as White House press secretary. Eden Harris, Essence, 6 Jan. 2025 Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said the president had instructed his staff to do what Mr. Trump had refused to do four years earlier: Be gracious. Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for press secretary 

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of press secretary was in 1945

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“Press secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20secretary. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

press secretary

noun
: a person in charge of relations with the press for a public figure
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