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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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday announced the birth of her second child, a baby girl named Viviana.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Viviana was born May 1, making Leavitt the first White House press secretary to give birth while in the job.
—Natalie Allison, Washington Post, 7 May 2026
Wu last week hired a new press secretary Marcela Dwork, who held the same role for Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and left her job at strategic communications and public relations firm Denterlein to work for the mayor.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
Her former bodyguard Ken Wharfe and royal press secretary Dickie Arbiter are also contributing, according to Variety.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Viviana was born May 1, making Leavitt the first White House press secretary to give birth while in the job.
—Natalie Allison, Washington Post, 7 May 2026
Wu last week hired a new press secretary Marcela Dwork, who held the same role for Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and left her job at strategic communications and public relations firm Denterlein to work for the mayor.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
Her former bodyguard Ken Wharfe and royal press secretary Dickie Arbiter are also contributing, according to Variety.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
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“Press secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20secretary. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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