public affairs
plural noun
: the events, activities, etc., that a company does for the public
the director of public affairs
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About 300 people in California have been evacuated due to the Inn fire near Yosemite National Park, Lisa Cox, public affairs officer for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, told Newsweek by phone Saturday.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Lieutenant Jim Beauford, chief of public affairs for Florida Highway Patrol, shared a statement with the Globe, noting that this was being treated as a criminal investigation.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 22 May 2025
Ricker most recently served as the senior public relations director at the University of Minnesota; Emerson has led a bipartisan public affairs team of Goff Public at the state Capitol since 2012.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 18 May 2025
The other contract would have Beyond Your Base, a public affairs and pre-referendum consulting group, help the park board decide whether to seek voter approval through a referendum to help pay for new indoor rec space, Wilson said.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Lieutenant Jim Beauford, chief of public affairs for Florida Highway Patrol, shared a statement with the Globe, noting that this was being treated as a criminal investigation.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 22 May 2025
Ricker most recently served as the senior public relations director at the University of Minnesota; Emerson has led a bipartisan public affairs team of Goff Public at the state Capitol since 2012.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 18 May 2025
The other contract would have Beyond Your Base, a public affairs and pre-referendum consulting group, help the park board decide whether to seek voter approval through a referendum to help pay for new indoor rec space, Wilson said.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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“Public affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20affairs. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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