press gallery
Americannoun
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a press section, especially in a legislative chamber.
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the group of news reporters present or qualified to be present in this section.
noun
Etymology
Origin of press gallery
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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When McCain died in 2018, Graham delivered a tearful remembrance of his friend on the Senate floor and then came up to the press gallery for a question-and-answer session with reporters.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Sitting here in the press gallery, it was quite a moment as Keir Starmer did a spot of gloating about his latest new MP.
From BBC ● May 8, 2024
I settled into my seat in the press gallery above the speaker’s dais at about 12:45 p.m. and prepared to watch the joint session of Congress convene for the electoral vote count.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
Up there, actual reporters in the balcony press gallery!
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2023
"Read that!" gasped the secretary, breathlessly, and he hurried away up a side passageway and out to reach the stairs leading to the press gallery.
From A Gentleman from Mississippi by Harrison Rhodes
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