"press gaggle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: press gaggles [plural]
Etymology: By analogy with a gaggle of goose. First recorded in the briefing sense in the early 2000s. Head templates: {{en-noun}} press gaggle (plural press gaggles)
  1. (US, journalism, politics) An informal off-camera briefing given by a spokesperson or politician. Tags: US Categories (topical): Mass media, Politics Coordinate_terms: briefing, interview, photo op, press avail, press conference, scrum, speech
    Sense id: en-press_gaggle-en-noun-TsC~-ywy Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Topics: government, journalism, media, politics
  2. (rare) A noisy crowd of journalists. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-press_gaggle-en-noun-cgpqcXJT

Inflected forms

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