press conference

noun

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

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The President will hold a press conference later today.

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During a press conference in Tallahassee on Thursday, Fishback based his allegations on information provided by a whistleblower seemingly familiar with the federal investigation. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026 And yet when Beckham finished his press conference, head coach John Harbaugh stepped to the microphone and declared that wide receiver Dalen Cambre, an undrafted second-year receiver out of Louisiana, had caught the coaching staff’s eye. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 It had apparently been modified to help avoid detection by the airport’s drone defense sensors, said Alexander Dobrindt, federal minister of the interior for Germany, during a press conference. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026 Market commentators panned the chairman’s performance at his second press conference last week. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 6 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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press conference

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