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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
When asked by reporters Tuesday aboard Air Force One if President Joe Biden supported congressional Republicans preparing legislation to sanction the ICC, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre slammed the warrant application but did not directly answer the question.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 21 May 2024
The White House press secretary was noncommittal this week when asked about pardoning Mosby.
—Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1945, in the meaning defined above
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“Press secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20secretary. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
press secretary
noun
: a person in charge of relations with the press for a public figure
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