public relations
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈpʌblɪk rɪˈleɪʃənz/
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relaciones públicas
- She is taking a course in public relations to learn how to effectively manage communications for organizations.
- a public relations campaign
- a public relations firm
- a public relations consultant
They've always had a much more robust public relations effort than than we have.
- They've always had a much more robust public relations effort than than we have.
- You're paying for your public relations basically.
- He took propaganda rebound, rebranded it as public relations.
- Richard Sennett, I think in naively believes that is good for public relations.
- We had more interim real people that we dealt with, public relations people, agents, friends who knew friends.
- Scott, we've been talking a lot about public relations and investor relations and how that's all changing this year.
- And then if I really want to lift up the skirt here, the DA's public relations agent was at my house here on Saturday.
Examples
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His concern was public relations, presenting the proper face to the world.
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My new head of public relations here will handle all questions.
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Now I work in public relations.
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I quit the paper once and went to work for a public relations firm.
Fiction book (2001) -
But that was the trouble with a career in public relations: nobody saw you as a professional.
Fiction book (1990) -
Georgia is the newest member of our public relations staff.
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The way in which organizations use public relations to build relationships differs greatly, however.
Academic text (1993) -
Helen figured it might be good public relations to put in an appearance there anyhow.
Fiction book (1998) -
You're both here because this incident has created a public relations nightmare for me.
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She's studying public relations in in film at USC.
Synonyms
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3.8
Work to make a person or company look good to the public
To make and manage a public image for people, organizations, or products
How Effective
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the management/relations with the public' is directly derivable from combining 'public' (the general audience) and 'relations' (interactions/relationships); a learner who knows both words will readily infer it refers to dealings with the public and, by extension, the professional activity of managing that image. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'relaciones públicas', French 'relations publiques'), so it should be transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Public relations comes from the simple idea of making friendly ties between a group and the public, while relations means those connections. Imagine someone acting like a bridge or messenger who talks to people and shapes how they see the group. That's why it means keeping a 'good impression' for a company or person.