public affairs
plural noun
: the events, activities, etc., that a company does for the public
the director of public affairs
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Andrea Tsuchiya, a state national guard public affairs officer, said in a statement.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
Heidi Post, senior director of public affairs for H-E-B’s Central Texas region, tells the American-Statesman that the stores are equipped with generators and that H-E-B has no plans to adjust store hours in Central Texas.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
Former Georgia Republican Party official Marci McCarthy, who pushed debunked claims about the state's voting machines, is the director of public affairs for CISA, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 23 Jan. 2026
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation in partnership with the Blue Island Police Department, according to a spokesperson with the FBI Chicago public affairs office.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
Heidi Post, senior director of public affairs for H-E-B’s Central Texas region, tells the American-Statesman that the stores are equipped with generators and that H-E-B has no plans to adjust store hours in Central Texas.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
Former Georgia Republican Party official Marci McCarthy, who pushed debunked claims about the state's voting machines, is the director of public affairs for CISA, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 23 Jan. 2026
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation in partnership with the Blue Island Police Department, according to a spokesperson with the FBI Chicago public affairs office.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Public affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20affairs. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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