a meeting at which somebody talks to a group of journalists in order to answer their questions or to make an official statementto hold/give a press conferenceThe police called a press conference to appeal for witnesses.Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectivejoint,impromptu,post-match,…verb + press conferencecall,arrange,organize,…prepositionat a/the press conference ,during a/the press conference ,in a/the press conference ,…Seefull entryExtra examplesThe announcement was made in an impromptu press conference at the airport.The chairman told a press conference of the forthcoming merger.The prime minister outlined the privatization plans at a press conference.The proposed changes were outlined at a press conference.
