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 took a jab at the 82-year-old Biden ahead of his remarks. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025 Meanwhile, an in-person meeting is being set up between Trump and Putin, the Kremlin press secretary said Sunday. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025 As the trade war between China and the U.S. continues to simmer, a fashion choice by the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has heated up the issue on social media. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2025 Following the rejection, the federal government then paused more than $2.2 billion in multiyear grants and contracts for the university, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt argued the wealthy school didn’t need the money. Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Apr. 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 23 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

press secretary

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