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press party

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noun

  1. a party given for reporters and photographers exclusively or particularly to get publicity, as for the introduction of a new product, the maiden voyage of a liner, or the like.


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The White House made no announcement that it was dropping the press party.

From Fox News • Dec. 13, 2018

Later, at a press party for the Amazing Amy children’s books her parents had written about her, Nick pretended to interview her and, from his notebook, removed an engagement ring.

From Time • Sep. 30, 2014

Even yesterday, aged 60, the Englishman arrived at a press party via a speedboat chase themed after TV show Miami Vice and featuring Victoria’s Secret supermodel Karolina Kurkova.

From BusinessWeek • Jun. 16, 2011

But his wife, Barbara, loathed the press. The veep's political adviser at the time, the late Lee Atwater, had convinced his boss to host a press party.

From Newsweek • Dec. 17, 2009

Marlene Dietrich, now in Hollywood making a Technicolored western epic, left the cameras long enough to join a press party in memory of her arrival from Germany 21 years ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

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