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photo opportunity

pho·to op·por·tu·ni·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foh-toh op-er-too-ni-tee, -tyoo-]
    • /ˈfoʊ toʊ ˌɒp ərˈtu nɪ ti, -ˈtyu-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foh-toh op-er-too-ni-tee, -tyoo-]
    • /ˈfoʊ toʊ ˌɒp ərˈtu nɪ ti, -ˈtyu-/

Definitions of photo opportunity words

  • noun photo opportunity a brief period set aside for the media to take photographs of a high government official or celebrity, usually immediately before or after a newsworthy event. 1
  • countable noun photo opportunity If a politician or other public figure arranges a photo opportunity, they invite the newspapers and television to photograph them doing something which they think will interest or impress the public. 0
  • noun photo opportunity an opportunity, either preplanned or accidental, for the press to photograph a politician, celebrity, or event 0
  • noun photo opportunity an opportunity, as at a specially chosen public event, for a politician or other celebrity to be photographed by the press, TV, etc. in a way expected to afford favorable publicity 0
See all 4 definitions of photo opportunity

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Origin of photo opportunity

First appearance:

before 1975
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1975-80

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Parts of speech for Photo opportunity

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Photo opportunity

photo opportunity popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for photo opportunity

noun photo opportunity

  • fifteen minutes of fame — Alternative form of 15 minutes of fame.
  • limelight — Theater. (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating the light in a strong beam. the light so produced. Chiefly British. a lighting unit, especially a spotlight.
  • media event — a celebration, stunt, spectacle, or other activity carefully orchestrated to attract the attention of the news media.
  • nonevent — an event or situation that is anticipated but does not occur or occurs with much less than the expected impact, especially one that has been widely publicized; anticlimax.
  • outtake — a segment of film or videotape edited out of the final version, as because of a technical error.
All 5 Synonyms of photo opportunity

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