press secretary

press sec·re·tar·y

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pres sek-ri-ter-ee]
- /prɛs ˈsɛk rɪˌtɛr i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pres sek-ri-ter-ee]
- /prɛs ˈsɛk rɪˌtɛr i/

Definitions of press secretary words

noun press secretary a person officially responsible for press and public relations for a prominent figure or organization and who often holds press conferences to answer journalists' questions. 1
noun press secretary public relations manager 1
countable noun press secretary A government's or political leader's press secretary is someone who is employed by them to give information to the press. 0
noun press secretary the person responsible for dealing with relations between an important figure and the media 0
noun press secretary a public relations person whose job is to deal with the news media on behalf of a government official or other prominent person 0

See all 5 definitions of press secretary

Information block about the term

Origin of press secretary

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Press secretary

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Press secretary

press secretary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

press secretary usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Matching words

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?