Public Relations Definition

noun
The art or science of establishing and promoting a favorable relationship with the public.
American Heritage
Relations with the general public as through publicity; specif., those functions of a corporation, organization, etc. concerned with attempting to create favorable public opinion for itself.
Webster's New World
The methods and activities employed to establish and promote a favorable relationship with the public.
American Heritage
The degree of success obtained in achieving a favorable relationship with the public.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
Public relations (in attributive use)
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Origin of Public Relations

  • public relations, with a hyphen added to change a noun phrase into an adjective phrase

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Public Relations Sentence Examples

  • They run their own London-based public relations consultancy, Regester Larkin.

  • Betsy Morganthaw, my fiancée, was employed by a public relations firm at a wage half again as much as her future husband.

  • For example, is it a public relations tool, an information clearinghouse, or a direct channel for selling products?

  • Beside not giving a hoot about the story, the disinterested observer is often hoodwinked and subject to public-relations manipulations.

  • In the long litany of public relations catastrophes which have marred Labor's good name, there is one common thread.

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