Topic: NEWSPAPERS, PUBLISHING
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news
a) people who write reports for newspapers, radio, or television : 
The press have been very nasty about him.
the press
[also + plural verb British English]TCNThe press have been very nasty about him.b) TCN reports in newspapers and on radio and television : To judge from the press, the concert was a great success.
To judge from the press, the concert was a great success.2 to be criticized in the newspapers or on radio or television : The government 's policy on mental health care is getting an increasingly bad press.
get/be given a bad press
The government 's policy on mental health care is getting an increasingly bad press.3 to be praised in the newspapers or on radio or television : Our recycling policy is getting a good press.
get/have a good press
Our recycling policy is getting a good press.4
printing
[countable]a) BBCTCN a business that prints and sometimes also sells books : the Clarendon Press
the Clarendon Pressb) also printing pressTCN a machine that prints books, newspapers, or magazines
5 a piece of equipment used to put weight on something in order to make it flat or to force liquid out of it : a trouser press a flower press
machine
[countable]DHDLa trouser pressa flower press6 a light steady push against something small : Give the button another press.
push
[countable, usually singular] especially British EnglishGive the button another press.7 if a newspaper, magazine, or book goes to press, it begins to be printed : All information was correct at the time we went to press.
go to press
TCNAll information was correct at the time we went to press.8 a crowd of people pushing against each other
