public affairs
plural noun
: the events, activities, etc., that a company does for the public
the director of public affairs
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Jenn Morris was named Synchrony's SVP, corporate external relations and public affairs.
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Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 31 July 2025
The school is adjusting its programming to help students and graduates best become part of the solution in a rapidly changing landscape and to assert the value of a public affairs degree.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The death occurred around July 23 on the ship that sails out of the Port of Galveston, FBI Houston public affairs officer Connor Hagan said in an email to the Orlando Sentinel on Monday.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025
Two children are dead after a sailboat and barge collided in Miami’s Biscayne Bay, according to US Coast Guard public affairs.
—Meridith Edwards, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
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Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 31 July 2025
The school is adjusting its programming to help students and graduates best become part of the solution in a rapidly changing landscape and to assert the value of a public affairs degree.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The death occurred around July 23 on the ship that sails out of the Port of Galveston, FBI Houston public affairs officer Connor Hagan said in an email to the Orlando Sentinel on Monday.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025
Two children are dead after a sailboat and barge collided in Miami’s Biscayne Bay, according to US Coast Guard public affairs.
—Meridith Edwards, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
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“Public affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20affairs. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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