press conference

noun

: an interview or announcement given by a public figure to the press by appointment

Examples of press conference in a Sentence

The President will hold a press conference later today.

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Uthmeier said during a press conference when asked questions about the report's findings. — Jim Defede, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Trump happily accepted the endorsement, which Cox made public at a press conference several days later—but Trump the Great Unifier never materialized. — Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 The ensuing insults launched between Shapiro and Kennedy happened both on social media and during separate press conferences this week. — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 Advertisement Parton poses for press photographers at a Tokyo press conference ahead of a Japan tour, July 23, 1979. — Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for press conference

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1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of press conference was in 1937

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