press secretary
noun
: a person officially in charge of press relations for a usually prominent public figure
Example Sentences
the White House press secretary
Recent Examples on the Web Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, dodged the question at a briefing Tuesday. 
Robin Pogrebin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, identified the protester as Manuel Oliver, the father of a high school student, Joaquin Oliver, who was killed in the Parkland shooting in 2018. New York Times, 11 July 2022 The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 — named after James Brady, the White House press secretary who was shot during an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan — established the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Eve Sampson, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2022 There is a big bookshelf at the back of the office of the press secretary and different administrations have done different things with it. Leena Kim, Town & Country, 12 June 2022 But the press secretary is not in the business of giving correct answers. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 21 May 2022 Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, tweeted that President Joe Biden supported peaceful protests, but not violence or threats or vandalism. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 11 May 2022 On point Meet the first-ever Black and out LGBTQ White House press secretary Followers of politics likely already know Karine Jean-Pierre, a longtime political analyst and former chief of staff for then-candidate Kamala Harris. Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, 6 May 2022 The press secretary didn’t appear to offer specifics on any relief program, but Bloomberg reported Friday that Biden could forgive at least $10,000 in loans per borrower. Joe Walsh, Forbes, 3 May 2022 See More
Robin Pogrebin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, identified the protester as Manuel Oliver, the father of a high school student, Joaquin Oliver, who was killed in the Parkland shooting in 2018. New York Times, 11 July 2022 The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 — named after James Brady, the White House press secretary who was shot during an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan — established the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Eve Sampson, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2022 There is a big bookshelf at the back of the office of the press secretary and different administrations have done different things with it. Leena Kim, Town & Country, 12 June 2022 But the press secretary is not in the business of giving correct answers. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 21 May 2022 Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, tweeted that President Joe Biden supported peaceful protests, but not violence or threats or vandalism. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 11 May 2022 On point Meet the first-ever Black and out LGBTQ White House press secretary Followers of politics likely already know Karine Jean-Pierre, a longtime political analyst and former chief of staff for then-candidate Kamala Harris. Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, 6 May 2022 The press secretary didn’t appear to offer specifics on any relief program, but Bloomberg reported Friday that Biden could forgive at least $10,000 in loans per borrower. Joe Walsh, Forbes, 3 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1945, in the meaning defined above