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Definition of Press 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 Press conference
1. Noun. A question and answer session with members of television, print and other media. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Press Conference
Literary usage of Press conference
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"11. R. of Rs. 40: 364-5. S. '09. That holy thing; poem. Chaut. 53: 131. D.
'01 Macdonald, JA, 1862- Personalities at the press conference. ..."
2. The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research: The Actual by Josephus Nelson Larned, Augustus Hunt Shearer (1922)
"Imperial press conference at Ottawa.—Delegates from the various parts of the
empire and also from the United States representing the press met in Ottawa to ..."
3. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"The drafting of the speech, and the Presidential press conference preparation
... However, the speech, and the President's answers at the press conference, ..."
4. A History of the Thirty Years' Peace, A.D. 1816-1846 by Harriet Martineau, Charles Knight (1877)
"... the Chambers—The Elections—Ministers' Memorial—Issue of the Ordinances—Protest
of the Journalists—Destruction of the Press — Conference at the Tuileries ..."
5. A History of the Thirty Years' Peace, A.D. 1816-1846 by Harriet Martineau (1877)
"... of the Press — Conference at the Tuileries — Messages to and from the King —
Marshal Marmont — Second Conference — Retreat to St. Cloud—Wanderings of ..."