press conference

press conference
(esp. BrE) noun ⇨ See also ↑news conference
ADJECTIVE
joint
impromptu
post-match, post-summit, etc.
VERB + PRESS CONFERENCE
call
arrange, organize, plan
give, hold
tell

The chairman told a press conference of the forthcoming merger.

PREPOSITION
at a/the press conference

The proposed changes were outlined at a press conference.

during a/the press conference, in a/the press conference

The announcement was made in an impromptu press conference at the airport.


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