0 someone who works for an organization and makes statements to the press or answers questions for that organization
1 a person who works for an organization, especially a political organization, and makes statements to journalists or answers questions for them:
For instance, the president's press secretary may be the animator, the speech writer the author, and the president the principal.
Simmons acted as their main northern contact, chief spokesman and press secretary.
The chief press secretary was acting entirely within the rules.
It is clear from recent comments by the press secretary that it is high time the line was drawn.
The feeling seems to be that the fact that the chief press secretary deals with the media somehow makes it party political.
My chief press secretary is well aware of his duties and responsibilities as a civil servant.
Can he now say whether he authorised the briefing by his press secretary?
My chief press secretary has written to a number of media organisations following the breach of the embargo.
