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

The location of the news conference at Jefferson High, south of downtown, was no accident.

From Los Angeles Times

"I'm a little bit of a dreamer and I believe in myself and I believe in the club," he said during his first news conference as head coach.

From BBC

And he held a news conference with his wife in Fresno County shortly after winning reelection in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times

Ryan Borgwardt, 45, vanished on 12 August while on a solo fishing trip, the Green Lake County Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin said in a news conference on Thursday.

From BBC

“We don’t agree that migrants be treated as criminals,” Sheinbaum told reporters Thursday at her regular morning news conference, in her strongest condemnation yet of Trump’s vow to implement the largest deportations in U.S. history.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• briefing
• press conference