community relations
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- noun
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relaciones comunitarias
- The organization focuses on improving community relations by hosting local events that bring people together.
- community relations paradigm
- community relations director
- community relations policy
We are in a situation where police and community relations seem to be at an all time low.
- We are in a situation where police and community relations seem to be at an all time low.
- Continue crime reduction, enhance the morale of the men and women in the NYPD, and enhance community relations.
Examples
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Many administrators and teachers view these events as potential chances for positive community relations.
Academic text (2015) -
And establish a community relations service... to help local communities to resolve racial disputes.
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We are in a situation where police and community relations seem to be at an all time low.
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We'll change community relations all around the world.
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Closely allied to the political role of leaders is their role in community relations.
Academic text (1991) -
And this is on top of their shaky track record regarding community relations in general.
Blog text (32) -
There was also some evidence that the assembly improved university-community relations.
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Comdt. Lassard has initiated a new community relations program.
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Neither Labour nor Conservative administrations appeared to have any developed, systemic, or explicit policy on community relations.
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The school's program of Lome school-community relations promotes cooperation and communication and resolves conflicts.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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Work to help people in a local area by offering services or information
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Taking part in local activities to help people and improve the area
How Positive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'community relations' is directly compositional: combining 'community' (people in a locality) with 'relations' (ways of interacting) yields 'the interactions/relationships involving the community,' which matches the given sense. This noun–noun combination is a common, cross-linguistically transparent pattern and should be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Community relations paints a picture of a company or group standing with local people, talking and helping each other — community means the people who live nearby and relations means the friendly 'relationship' between them. So it means the work a group does to keep a good relationship with the people in the area.