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. 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 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 29 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

press secretary

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