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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Forbes Communications Council is an invitation-only community for executives in successful public relations, media strategy, creative and advertising agencies.
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Dave Minifie, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Arons, meanwhile, landed public relations jobs with women’s clothing brand JG Hook and the French fashion house, Marithe Francois Girbaud.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2025
That includes eliminating $7.8 million for KSC — the most of any space center’s public relations budgets.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
West is not known to be working with a public relations representative at this time and CNN was not able to contact him.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
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Dave Minifie, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Arons, meanwhile, landed public relations jobs with women’s clothing brand JG Hook and the French fashion house, Marithe Francois Girbaud.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2025
That includes eliminating $7.8 million for KSC — the most of any space center’s public relations budgets.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
West is not known to be working with a public relations representative at this time and CNN was not able to contact him.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for public relations
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“Public relations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20relations. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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