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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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The former White House press secretary shares the lessons she’s learned on her path to success.
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—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Hope Hicks gets emotional on the stand Hope Hicks was the Trump 2016 presidential campaign press secretary and later the communications director in Trump's White House starting in September 2017.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1945, in the meaning defined above
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“Press secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20secretary. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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press secretary
noun
: a person in charge of relations with the press for a public figure
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