Definition of press office
:the office of an organization (such as a political party or a government department) that gives information to newspapers, magazines, television news programs, and radio stations
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press
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: a crowd or crowded condition : throng
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: a thronging or crowding forward or together
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: an apparatus or machine by which a substance is cut or shaped, an impression of a body is taken, a material is compressed, pressure is applied to a body, liquid is expressed, or a cutting tool is fed into the work by pressure
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: to act upon through steady pushing or thrusting force exerted in contact : squeeze
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: assail, harass
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: afflict, oppress
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: to force into service especially in an army or navy : impress
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: to take by authority especially for public use : commandeer
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: to take and force into any usually emergency service
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: impressment into service especially in a navy
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: a warrant for impressing recruits
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office
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: a special duty, charge, or position conferred by an exercise of governmental authority and for a public purpose : a position of authority to exercise a public function and to receive whatever emoluments may belong to it
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: a position of responsibility or some degree of executive authority
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: a prescribed form or service of worship
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