public affairs
plural noun
: the events, activities, etc., that a company does for the public
the director of public affairs
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According to the letter, Edwards worked as Griswold’s director of government and public affairs in 2019 and 2020.
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Lauren Bis, acting assistant secretary for public affairs at DHS, blamed the Democrats for the plight of the TSA workers.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Brian Mittendorf, a professor of accounting and public affairs at The Ohio State University who specializes in nonprofits, cautioned that the tax forms were not well suited to capture OpenAI’s activities and the extent to which they were focused on achieving its charitable mission.
—Thalia Beaty, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Nationwide, more than 450 TSA officers left their jobs, and more than 3,200 have taken sick days during the partial government shutdown, said Lauren Bis, acting DHS assistant secretary for public affairs.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Lauren Bis, acting assistant secretary for public affairs at DHS, blamed the Democrats for the plight of the TSA workers.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Brian Mittendorf, a professor of accounting and public affairs at The Ohio State University who specializes in nonprofits, cautioned that the tax forms were not well suited to capture OpenAI’s activities and the extent to which they were focused on achieving its charitable mission.
—Thalia Beaty, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Nationwide, more than 450 TSA officers left their jobs, and more than 3,200 have taken sick days during the partial government shutdown, said Lauren Bis, acting DHS assistant secretary for public affairs.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Public affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20affairs. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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