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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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt previewed the fresh auto tariffs in remarks on Wednesday afternoon, sending U.S. stocks lower. Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025 During her briefing with reporters on Wednesday, Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Signal chat involving top national security officials and Goldberg contained no classified information. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025 White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt even told reporters on January 29 that the new Trump administration recognized all migrants without status as criminals. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025 White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Eagles’ visit would happen on April 28. Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Mar. 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 5 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

press secretary

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