press conference

noun

: an interview or announcement given by a public figure to the press by appointment

Examples of press conference in a Sentence

The President will hold a press conference later today.

Recent Examples on the Web

The day after the BIFF opening, Zhang gave a typically diplomatic answer at the jury press conference when asked about the controversy that has erupted in Korea over Hur Jin-ho’s political thriller The Assassin(s). — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Supporting Micro- to Medium-Sized Businesses At a press conference in Milan, Salone del Mobile. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

The person was a Kenyan man who had been living in the DRC for the last seven years, Aden Duale, Kenya's cabinet secretary of health, said in a press conference. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

The group, which includes former Idaho Attorneys General Lawrence Wasden and Jim Jones, last week held a press conference to endorse Lori Hickman, the Democratic candidate for attorney general. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

press conference

noun

: an interview given by a public figure to the press