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
Recent Examples on the Web Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will undergo a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Friday evening and will transfer power temporarily to his deputy, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a statement. Tara Copp, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2024 The Pentagon press secretary, Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, said that as of May 21, 569 metric tons of aid has been delivered to the secured area at the Gaza port. Ellen Knickmeyer and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for press secretary 

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Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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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 31 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

press secretary

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