public relationsn.

Brit.

/ˌpʌblɪk rᵻˈleɪʃnz/, U.S.

/ˌpəblɪk rəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/,

/ˌpəblɪk riˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/

Forms: see public adj. and n. and relation n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: public adj., relation n.

Etymology: < public adj. + the plural of relation n. (compare relation n. 3).

1. The relations a person has with people outside his or her immediate circle; (also) the relations between persons, bodies, or nations at a public or political level. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1645 H. Hammond Tracts 4 I have lived, (or behaved my selfe in all my conversation towards men..in all my politique, or publique relations)..in such a manner, as I cannot excuse my selfe of any thing done contrary to my Christian profession.

1735 J. Rogers Twelve Serm. vii. 202 Our Conduct is under the Rule and Application of this Precept, not only with Regard to the more public Relations of Life, and the Rank we hold in the Subordinations of Society.

1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. iii. 13 The quarrels of private persons seldom deserve a place in public relations.

1807 T. Jefferson Writings (1854) III. 89 Questions calling for the notice of Congress, unless indeed they shall be superseded by a change in our public relations now awaiting the determination of others.

1834 W. G. Simms Guy Rivers I. iii. 33 The taste for domestic life, which at one period might have been held with him exclusive, had been entirely swallowed up and forgotten in his public relations.

1886 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 23 604 Admirable as he was in his public relations, he was no less admirable in his family life.

1905 Times 12 Dec. 5/6 Any improvement in the public relations between Germany and England.

1924 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 18 654 The free use of the minority language in private or public relations.

2. (The state of) the relationship between an organization or an important person and the general public; the occupation of establishing or maintaining a good relationship between an organization or an important person and the general public; (also) a company department or group that deals with such matters; abbreviated P.R.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > business of advertising > [noun] > public relations

public relations1898

PR1942

1898 Polit. Sci. Q. 13 578 The numerous occasional papers and addresses that deal with the public relations of railways.

1913 Electric Railway Jrnl. 16 Oct. 829/1 Effective publicity to deal with questions of public relations and to consider the molding of public opinion by the presentation of real facts.

1933 Planning 1 xiv. 5 Public relations may be defined as covering all the contacts between an official organisation and all other bodies with which it may have to deal, directly or indirectly, otherwise than through internal administrative channels.

1943 J. D. Dawson Tunisian Battle i. 21 Public Relations were now the possessors of six Simcas.

1959 Times 17 June 10/6 The French and Germans regarded the working out of the latest western position on Berlin..as merely an exercise in public relations.

a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1976) II. 547 Wedgy is brilliant at public relations.

2001 K. Walker & M. Schone Son of Grifter iii. 24 She was born to hype, and she dabbled in public relations and promotions.

Compounds

attributive, as public relations committee, public relations department, public relations officer, etc.

ΚΠ

1900 Nebraska State Jrnl. 11 Feb. 5/1 The public relations committee of Hartford theological seminary sent letters to..universities asking for information on the religious conditions in these institutions.

1929 Sat. Evening Post 7 Dec. 213/2 We have public-relations experts who do their stuff by means of propaganda in the press and hand-outs to the newspaper boys and girls.

1933 Times 2 Sept. 15/5 The post of Public Relations Officer in the Post Office is a new one.

1958 J. M. Argyle Relig. Behaviour v. 54 There was an elaborate public relations campaign before the meetings, by posters and other publications, by a film, and via the churches.

1967 G. F. Fiennes I tried to run Railway vi. 67 Before the new time~tables I set out to do a public relations job.

2002 Washington Post 20 Mar. c1/1 Its public relations department once tracked down a reporter's ex-wife in Africa in an effort to discredit his article on the stretch-limousine lifestyle of bank executives.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	public relations
释义	public relationsn. Brit. /ˌpʌblɪk rᵻˈleɪʃnz/, U.S. /ˌpəblɪk rəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, /ˌpəblɪk riˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ Forms: see public adj. and n. and relation n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: public adj., relation n. Etymology: < public adj. + the plural of relation n. (compare relation n. 3). 1. The relations a person has with people outside his or her immediate circle; (also) the relations between persons, bodies, or nations at a public or political level. Now rare. ΚΠ 1645 H. Hammond Tracts 4 I have lived, (or behaved my selfe in all my conversation towards men..in all my politique, or publique relations)..in such a manner, as I cannot excuse my selfe of any thing done contrary to my Christian profession. 1735 J. Rogers Twelve Serm. vii. 202 Our Conduct is under the Rule and Application of this Precept, not only with Regard to the more public Relations of Life, and the Rank we hold in the Subordinations of Society. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. iii. 13 The quarrels of private persons seldom deserve a place in public relations. 1807 T. Jefferson Writings (1854) III. 89 Questions calling for the notice of Congress, unless indeed they shall be superseded by a change in our public relations now awaiting the determination of others. 1834 W. G. Simms Guy Rivers I. iii. 33 The taste for domestic life, which at one period might have been held with him exclusive, had been entirely swallowed up and forgotten in his public relations. 1886 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 23 604 Admirable as he was in his public relations, he was no less admirable in his family life. 1905 Times 12 Dec. 5/6 Any improvement in the public relations between Germany and England. 1924 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 18 654 The free use of the minority language in private or public relations. 2. (The state of) the relationship between an organization or an important person and the general public; the occupation of establishing or maintaining a good relationship between an organization or an important person and the general public; (also) a company department or group that deals with such matters; abbreviated P.R. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > business of advertising > [noun] > public relations public relations1898 PR1942 1898 Polit. Sci. Q. 13 578 The numerous occasional papers and addresses that deal with the public relations of railways. 1913 Electric Railway Jrnl. 16 Oct. 829/1 Effective publicity to deal with questions of public relations and to consider the molding of public opinion by the presentation of real facts. 1933 Planning 1 xiv. 5 Public relations may be defined as covering all the contacts between an official organisation and all other bodies with which it may have to deal, directly or indirectly, otherwise than through internal administrative channels. 1943 J. D. Dawson Tunisian Battle i. 21 Public Relations were now the possessors of six Simcas. 1959 Times 17 June 10/6 The French and Germans regarded the working out of the latest western position on Berlin..as merely an exercise in public relations. a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1976) II. 547 Wedgy is brilliant at public relations. 2001 K. Walker & M. Schone Son of Grifter iii. 24 She was born to hype, and she dabbled in public relations and promotions. Compounds attributive, as public relations committee, public relations department, public relations officer, etc. ΚΠ 1900 Nebraska State Jrnl. 11 Feb. 5/1 The public relations committee of Hartford theological seminary sent letters to..universities asking for information on the religious conditions in these institutions. 1929 Sat. Evening Post 7 Dec. 213/2 We have public-relations experts who do their stuff by means of propaganda in the press and hand-outs to the newspaper boys and girls. 1933 Times 2 Sept. 15/5 The post of Public Relations Officer in the Post Office is a new one. 1958 J. M. Argyle Relig. Behaviour v. 54 There was an elaborate public relations campaign before the meetings, by posters and other publications, by a film, and via the churches. 1967 G. F. Fiennes I tried to run Railway vi. 67 Before the new time~tables I set out to do a public relations job. 2002 Washington Post 20 Mar. c1/1 Its public relations department once tracked down a reporter's ex-wife in Africa in an effort to discredit his article on the stretch-limousine lifestyle of bank executives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1645
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