news conference

noun

: press conference

Examples of news conference in a Sentence

The President will hold a news conference later today.

Recent Examples on the Web

The legislation, the majority leader warned at a news conference recently, could overtake the work of as many as a dozen committees. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

These kinds of contracts are ceremonial, of course, and Toews already held his retirement news conference with the Winnipeg Jets. — Scott Powers, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

At an unrelated news conference on Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson declared the weekend a success, mess or not. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference at Federal Reserve Headquarters in Washington on July 29, 2026. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above