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Definition of News conference
1. Noun. A conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity.
Generic synonyms: Conference, Group Discussion
Specialized synonyms: Backgrounder
Definition of News conference
1. Noun. press conference ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of News Conference
Literary usage of News conference
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Prevention Plus II: Tools for Creating and Sustaining Drug-Free Communities (1994)
"news conferences There is no set format for a news conference. ... If you build
a reputation as an indiscriminate news conference caller, you'll probably ..."
2. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"47 Meanwhile, at North's request, McFarlane reviewed the draft opening statement
to be used by the President at the news conference scheduled for the next ..."
3. Agricultural Trade Into the 21st Century: Hearing Before the Committee on edited by Robert F. Smith (1998)
"And at that summit, I had a news conference to talk about our goals. Some of you
may remember that my adversaries there, members of some of the more ..."
4. Welfare: The Political Economy of Welfare Reform in the United States by Martin Anderson (1978)
"10 "Transcript of the President's news conference [July 28, 1977] on Foreign and
Domestic ... 11 "Transcript of President's news conference [August 6, ..."
5. Community-based Interventions For Smokers: The Commit Field Experience by Beti Thompson, David M. Burns, William R. Lynn, Donald Shopland (2004)
"... which had refused tobacco industry sponsorship; • a news conference with
alcohol and other substance abuse agencies calling on the proposed director of ..."
6. Hostage to Revolution: Gorbachev and Soviet Security Policy, 1985-1991 by Coit D. Blacker (1993)
"Moscow Television Service, "news conference Addressed by CPSU General ...
See "Excerpts from Comments by Shultz at news conference in Reykjavik," Los ..."
7. Afghanistan: The Soviet Invasion in Perspective by Anthony Arnold (1985)
"The next (September 15) issue featured front-page coverage of a news conference
Taraki had held in Havana, but this clearly represented an ad hoc insertion ..."