Meaning of press gaggle | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An informal off-camera briefing given by a spokesperson or politician.
   US
2. A noisy crowd of journalists.
   rare

Examples

“In 20 years of journalism, I'd never seen a public official do what McGreevey did when asked a question⟳ he didn't want⟳ to answer⟳ at a press⟳ gaggle after a public event […]”

“When he returned to his hometown in Kansas over the weekend, the press⟳ gaggle made it difficult for Hart to circulate among several hundred people from Ottawa who turned out to meet⟳ him at a reception.”

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