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pool spray

pool spray noun: an event in which photographers and other members of the news media are allowed to visit briefly with the US President or other top US government officials, especially on the occasion of a meeting with leaders or high-level officials from other countries.

Noun

pool spray (plural pool sprays)

  1. (US) An event in which photographers and other members of the news media are allowed to visit briefly with the US President or other top US government officials, especially on the occasion of a meeting with leaders or high-level officials from other countries.
    • When we are not holding we are most likely "rolling"—hustling to get on a bus to go to things like a "bilat pool spray" (a photo-op of a bilateral meeting between the president and some world leader).2002 July 2, Martha Brant, “West Wing Story: Pool-Duty Survival Kit”, in Newsweek, retrieved 04 Mar 2015
    • Pool spray is the term for an event where a representative pool of journalists is brought in to record the president meeting with a foreign leader or discussing a policy initiative.[2010 February 4, Peter Baker, “Few News Conferences, but Still Taking Questions”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of pool spray

pluralpool sprays

Questions about pool spray

What does pool spray mean?
Pool spray means an event in which photographers and other members of the news media are allowed to visit briefly with the US President or other top US government officials, especially on the occasion of a meeting with leaders or high-level officials from other countries.
What part of speech is pool spray?
Pool spray is a noun.
What is the plural of pool spray?
The plural of pool spray is pool sprays.

Words near pool spray in the dictionary

  1. pool parties
  2. pool party
  3. pool reporter
  4. pool reporters
  5. pool snipe
  6. pool spray
  7. pool sprays
  8. pool sprite
  9. pool table
  10. pool tables
  11. pool toy

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