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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