photo op

Noun

Meaning

an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

photo-op

Synonyms

photo opportunity interview photo shoot nonevent be photographed press opportunity take pictures media event media happening staged public event staged media event press interview pseudo-event tv interview publicity event
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Hypernyms

function occasion affair social occasion social function

Examples

When President Teddy Roosevelt posed for the cameras astride a massive steam shovel during construction of the Panama Canal in 1906, it was more than a simple photo op. Though the scene was clearly staged, it symbolized a crucial moment in American history. Alan Huffman

I love to utilize my celebrity status in a responsible and constructive and substantive manner. I like to get my hands dirty rather than a photo op. William Baldwin

After an uncomfortable photo-op in the Oval Office, the two leaders further displayed their frosty relationship in a joint press conference. Source: Internet

A first-term president with no prior political experience who has a flare for the dramatics, Trump’s skeptics say this week’s summit with Kim will serve as little more than a misguided photo-op. Source: Internet

Earlier, in the Oval Office before his private meeting with Abe, Trump insisted that the meeting with Kim would be “much more than a photo-op.” Source: Internet

The QAnon conspiracy theory first emerged in November 2017 on the message board 4chan in a post titled “The Calm Before the Storm,” a phrase Trump wryly tossed out without explanation during a photo-op with senior military staff last October. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

photo mount photo off-setting photo on metal photo opportunity photo paper photo print