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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Earlier in the day, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt had suggested that the administration doesn’t want federal agencies to work with Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI.
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Samantha Subin, CNBC, 24 July 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters in Washington, D.C., on July 23, 2025.
—Mandy Taheri
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Politico that Journal reporter Tarini Parti planned to be part of a pool reporting on the second half of Trump’s excursion beginning Friday, but plans have changed.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
Perino, a former White House press secretary for George W. Bush ― the first woman to have the job in a Republican administration ― came to Fox News in 2009 as a contributor.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
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Samantha Subin, CNBC, 24 July 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters in Washington, D.C., on July 23, 2025.
—Mandy Taheri
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Politico that Journal reporter Tarini Parti planned to be part of a pool reporting on the second half of Trump’s excursion beginning Friday, but plans have changed.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
Perino, a former White House press secretary for George W. Bush ― the first woman to have the job in a Republican administration ― came to Fox News in 2009 as a contributor.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
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“Press secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20secretary. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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