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 attempted to leave the Associated Press out of her press conferences when the outlet refused to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America as Trump renamed it in an executive order.
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Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt indicated there’s no bad blood between President Trump and Pope Leo, despite his potential connection to the critical social media posts.
—Eric Bradner, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters May 9 that Trump could fire any staffers within the executive branch.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Still, Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt took the liberty of crediting Trump's post for Sanders getting picked at all.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt indicated there’s no bad blood between President Trump and Pope Leo, despite his potential connection to the critical social media posts.
—Eric Bradner, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters May 9 that Trump could fire any staffers within the executive branch.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Still, Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt took the liberty of crediting Trump's post for Sanders getting picked at all.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Press secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20secretary. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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