public affairs
plural noun
: the events, activities, etc., that a company does for the public
the director of public affairs
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Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of public affairs at DHS, said the family chose to appeal their case, and will remain in ICE custody until the case is resolved.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 July 2025
In a statement to McClatchy News on July 2, Orange Sheriff’s Department public affairs director Carrie Braun said deputies helped campus police enforce a dispersal order during the UC Irvine protest and denied the lawsuit’s allegations.
—Julia Marnin
july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
The company plans to open at least 10 more stores in the Dayton area within the next few years and expects to keep growing in the Toledo area, Nick Ruffner, public affairs manager for Sheetz, said in an email.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Center Road Solutions is a bipartisan government relations and public affairs firm that offers lobbying, strategy consulting, and federal grant writing services to advance causes that serve women and families.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 July 2025
In a statement to McClatchy News on July 2, Orange Sheriff’s Department public affairs director Carrie Braun said deputies helped campus police enforce a dispersal order during the UC Irvine protest and denied the lawsuit’s allegations.
—Julia Marnin
july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
The company plans to open at least 10 more stores in the Dayton area within the next few years and expects to keep growing in the Toledo area, Nick Ruffner, public affairs manager for Sheetz, said in an email.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Center Road Solutions is a bipartisan government relations and public affairs firm that offers lobbying, strategy consulting, and federal grant writing services to advance causes that serve women and families.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for public affairs
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“Public affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20affairs. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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