public affairs
plural noun
: the events, activities, etc., that a company does for the public
the director of public affairs
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Sean Parnell, who had been the Pentagon press secretary, has been promoted to assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs and senior adviser.
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025
During a meeting of the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission on Tuesday, Shane Carter, the airport's director of public affairs and governmental relations, told officials that a request for qualifications tied to the consultancy was issued on Jan. 31.
—Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 23 Apr. 2025
Instead of issuing a public-facing web story with an explanation of the annual measurement, as the agency has at this time of year for about a decade, NOAA public affairs officials scuttled those plans and instead released the new data on X and Facebook on April 14, sources at the agency told CNN.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
The stations typically offer a variety of community and public affairs programming, but the overwhelming majority of shows at most college stations are music-based.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
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Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025
During a meeting of the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission on Tuesday, Shane Carter, the airport's director of public affairs and governmental relations, told officials that a request for qualifications tied to the consultancy was issued on Jan. 31.
—Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 23 Apr. 2025
Instead of issuing a public-facing web story with an explanation of the annual measurement, as the agency has at this time of year for about a decade, NOAA public affairs officials scuttled those plans and instead released the new data on X and Facebook on April 14, sources at the agency told CNN.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
The stations typically offer a variety of community and public affairs programming, but the overwhelming majority of shows at most college stations are music-based.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Public affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20affairs. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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