public affairs
plural noun
: the events, activities, etc., that a company does for the public
the director of public affairs
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That video was reposted by Chad Gilmartin, the deputy director of the Justice Department’s public affairs office, according to the September letter.
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Gloria offered up the idea at last weekend’s Politifest, an annual public affairs summit by the nonprofit news outlet Voice of San Diego.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
The school board will meet Tuesday night to consider termination of Roberts' contract or resignation, Phil Roeder, the district director of communications and public affairs, told Fox News Digital.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The broadcasters got the message from the feds and responded with a spike in prime-time documentaries and public affairs shows.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Gloria offered up the idea at last weekend’s Politifest, an annual public affairs summit by the nonprofit news outlet Voice of San Diego.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
The school board will meet Tuesday night to consider termination of Roberts' contract or resignation, Phil Roeder, the district director of communications and public affairs, told Fox News Digital.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The broadcasters got the message from the feds and responded with a spike in prime-time documentaries and public affairs shows.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Public affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20affairs. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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