noun
an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
• Hypernyms: ↑announcement, ↑promulgation
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noun, pl ⋯ -leases [count]
: an official statement that gives information to newspapers, magazines, television news programs, and radio stations
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an official statement made to journalists by a large organization, a political party or a government department
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The company issued a press release to end speculation about its future.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.