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
Recent Examples on the Web
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president’s age should not be a primary focus.
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Will Weissert, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
Trump was introduced by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, his former White House press secretary, who endorsed him at an event earlier this week.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 Nov. 2023
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre blasted the bill in a statement.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
The Interfax News Agency said Friday that Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters at a briefing that Russia is now closely monitoring the situation.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023
Posters of people held hostage by Hamas are being torn down in cities across the U.S., leading to confrontations and a response from White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2023
The Hialeah rally will feature celebrity supporters and several of Trump's close allies, including former White House press secretary and now-Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders, who just endorsed her old boss.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2023
Washington — President Biden plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco next month, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Tuesday, confirming a high-stakes diplomatic sit-down between the two leaders.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2023
Psaki, 44, was a State Department and White House communications official during the Obama administration and White House press secretary for the first 16 months of the Biden administration.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2023
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Will Weissert, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
Trump was introduced by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, his former White House press secretary, who endorsed him at an event earlier this week.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 Nov. 2023
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre blasted the bill in a statement.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
The Interfax News Agency said Friday that Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters at a briefing that Russia is now closely monitoring the situation.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023
Posters of people held hostage by Hamas are being torn down in cities across the U.S., leading to confrontations and a response from White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2023
The Hialeah rally will feature celebrity supporters and several of Trump's close allies, including former White House press secretary and now-Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders, who just endorsed her old boss.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2023
Washington — President Biden plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco next month, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Tuesday, confirming a high-stakes diplomatic sit-down between the two leaders.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2023
Psaki, 44, was a State Department and White House communications official during the Obama administration and White House press secretary for the first 16 months of the Biden administration.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1945, in the meaning defined above
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press secretary
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