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 also celebrated the news. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2025 White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later confirmed that partial benefits would be paid. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025 But White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said later Tuesday that the plan to push out funding to state programs on a partial basis was still underway. Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025 His press secretary said the statement wasn't intended to suggest the White House won't comply with a court order to pay the benefits. Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for press secretary

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 11 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

press secretary

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