public relations
noun
plural in form but usually singular in construction
often attributive
: the business of inducing the public to have understanding for and goodwill toward a person, firm, or institution
also
: the degree of understanding and goodwill achieved
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To begin with, the company’s unprovoked faceplant was, if nothing else, one of the biggest public relations misfires in recent corporate history.
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
She was previously engaged to commercial public relations executive John Dineen, who died from a rare form of cancer in December 2015.
—Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The brands that end up mastering the game are those that understand the true value of public relations, a strategic discipline that is rooted in purpose and executed with intentionality.
—Jenna Guarneri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The family, through a public relations agency, issued a statement Wednesday that the boy continues to recover from surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where Monroe County Fire Rescue paramedics flew him after he was rushed to shore on Labor Day.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
She was previously engaged to commercial public relations executive John Dineen, who died from a rare form of cancer in December 2015.
—Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The brands that end up mastering the game are those that understand the true value of public relations, a strategic discipline that is rooted in purpose and executed with intentionality.
—Jenna Guarneri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The family, through a public relations agency, issued a statement Wednesday that the boy continues to recover from surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where Monroe County Fire Rescue paramedics flew him after he was rushed to shore on Labor Day.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Public relations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20relations. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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