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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Many of them got their start in beauty pageants, from Erika Kirk (Miss Arizona) and Kristi Noem (South Dakota's Snow Queen) to deputy press secretary Anna Kelly (Miss State Fair of Virginia).
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Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Asked earlier this month about those cuts, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt would not give specifics.
—Justin Gomez, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
Last week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt indicated the administration would use some tariff revenues to pay for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children food subsidies that have been affected by the shutdown.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
During a February 3, 2025, White House briefing, CNN chief correspondent Kaitlan Collins pressed press secretary Karoline Leavitt on whether Musk had undergone a background check or received any form of security clearance to operate within the government.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Asked earlier this month about those cuts, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt would not give specifics.
—Justin Gomez, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
Last week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt indicated the administration would use some tariff revenues to pay for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children food subsidies that have been affected by the shutdown.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
During a February 3, 2025, White House briefing, CNN chief correspondent Kaitlan Collins pressed press secretary Karoline Leavitt on whether Musk had undergone a background check or received any form of security clearance to operate within the government.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Press secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20secretary. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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