public affairs
plural noun
: the events, activities, etc., that a company does for the public
the director of public affairs
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No other information was immediately available, the 366th Fighter Wing public affairs office said.
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CBS News, 17 May 2026
Lauren Bis, acting assistant public affairs secretary at Homeland Security, wrote in an email that members of Congress can still request to speak with detainees and that ICE will facilitate their meetings.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
In another sign of the closeness between government and industry, Barnes, the director of The Great American Road Trip Inc., most recently served as the executive vice president of public affairs and policy at the U.S. Travel Association.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 12 May 2026
Mitchell International's public affairs director Harold Mester said that because Spirit's service already ceased, nobody in Wisconsin should be affected by the full shutdown.
—Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 May 2026
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CBS News, 17 May 2026
Lauren Bis, acting assistant public affairs secretary at Homeland Security, wrote in an email that members of Congress can still request to speak with detainees and that ICE will facilitate their meetings.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
In another sign of the closeness between government and industry, Barnes, the director of The Great American Road Trip Inc., most recently served as the executive vice president of public affairs and policy at the U.S. Travel Association.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 12 May 2026
Mitchell International's public affairs director Harold Mester said that because Spirit's service already ceased, nobody in Wisconsin should be affected by the full shutdown.
—Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 May 2026
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“Public affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20affairs. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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