news conference

noun

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

news conference

noun

1. another name for press conference

Word History and Origins

Origin of news conference¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Jean-François Roberge, the minister responsible for secularism, said in French at a news conference on Thursday that the bill was "part of an approach that respected individual as well as collective rights".

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"Despite the complex conditions at the scene, the firefighters' rescue efforts will not stop," Lee told a news conference on Thursday evening.

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We may hear something of his impressions at the end of his trip, as it is customary for the Pope to hold a news conference with travelling press on the return flight to Rome.

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"We have not been in touch with the attacker. So we don't know their specific demand," he told a news conference as the firm again delayed the release of financial results.

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Hundreds were still missing, a department spokesman told a news conference, following the fire that has shocked the Chinese financial hub.

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Related Words

• briefing 
• press conference