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news conference

American  

noun

  1. a press conference, especially one held by a government official.


news conference British  

noun

  1. another name for press conference

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of news conference

First recorded in 1965–70

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She came away from the news conference thinking Warsh was more open to raising rates later this year than investors took him to be.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

A news conference with Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh follows at 2:30 p.m.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

He said that, over time, it appeared that operations became less and less targeted until the Aug. 14 operation at the Newsom news conference, which had no targets at all.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Talarico denied the charge at his own news conference Wednesday, saying he’d voted for billions of dollars in law enforcement funding as a member of the Legislature.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

Having followed orders, Mr. Fairbain provided the only real news that came out of the news conference.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

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