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
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
On the fifth vote, a foreign journalist in the press gallery fell asleep, face down on the table.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2023
An ITV spokesperson told the BBC Schofield and Willoughby "were escorted to work from the press gallery by government staff".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2022
By waving assorted papers I managed to get around to the door of the press gallery.
From Ten Days That Shook the World by Reed, John
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