public affairs

plural noun

: the events, activities, etc., that a company does for the public

the director of public affairs

Examples of public affairs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Joe Madden, a Houston public affairs consultant who previously worked in the Texas Legislature and Harris County government, is set to serve as executive director of the transition team. — Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026

Latour will report to Tucker Bounds, the company’s head of communications and public affairs, and will be responsible for developing and executing Meta’s content strategy. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026

As police public affairs interns Kayla Clarke and Lola Selfe headed inside the shop, Detective Trae Corbin emerged from a nearby alley, calmly walked over to their vehicle, opened the door and drove away. — Jessica Baugh, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026

Charlotte’s water restrictions remain in place for now because the watershed hasn’t fully recovered, said Jennifer Frost, public affairs manager for Charlotte Water. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for public affairs

• concessionaires
• affaires
• armchairs
• compares
• crosshairs
• declares
• despairs
• downstairs
• forbears
• forebears
• housewares
• impairs