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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Schultz, who previously served as Obama’s deputy White House press secretary, is one of several Democrats the firm has brought on this year. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Iconic rapper Nicki Minaj is being teased as a possible replacement for the position of White House press secretary. — Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026 Katie Zacharia, who was the White House press secretary for five days, spent two of them with the president on a trip to Alaska, Nevada, Arizona and Montana. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 But the big story this week was Katie Zacharia’s one-week tenure as White House press secretary. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 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

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