Public relations is the part of an organization's work that is concerned with obtaining the public's approval for what it does. The abbreviation PR is often used.
[business]
The move was good public relations.
George is a public relations officer for The John Bennett Trust.
2. plural noun
You can refer to the opinion that the public has of an organization as public relations.
Limiting casualties is important for public relations.
public relations in British English
noun(functioning as singular or plural)
1.
a.
the practice of creating, promoting, or maintaining goodwill and a favourable image among the public towards an institution, public body, etc
b.
the methods and techniques employed
c.
(as modifier)
the public relations industry
2.
the condition of the relationship between an organization and the public
3.
the professional staff employed to create, promote, or maintain a favourable relationship between an organizationand the public
Abbreviation: PR
public relations in American English
US
relations with the general public as through publicity; specif., those functions of an organization concerned with attempting to create favorable public opinion for itself
Examples of 'public relations' in a sentence
public relations
She was a business consultant with our largest bank - handled public relations, things like that.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
`I've been a senior partner [only a minor exaggeration] in one of the top public relations firms in London for over ten years.
Daisy Waugh TEN STEPS TO HAPPINESS (2002)
Maybe someone up above has finally given the guy a warning... ora lesson in basic public relations.
Barbara Delinsky PASSION AND ILLUSION (2002)
In other languages
public relations
British English: public relations /ˈpʌblɪk rɪˈleɪʃənz/ NOUN
Public relations are the state of the relationship between an organization and the public.
His behaviour was not good for public relations.
American English: public relations
Arabic: عِلاقَاتٌ عَامَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: relações públicas
Chinese: 公共关系
Croatian: odnosi s javnošću
Czech: styk s veřejností
Danish: reklame
Dutch: public relations
European Spanish: relaciones públicas
Finnish: suhdetoiminta
French: relations publiques
German: Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Greek: δημόσιες σχέσεις
Italian: relazioni pubbliche
Japanese: 広報
Korean: 홍보활동
Norwegian: PR
Polish: public relations
European Portuguese: relações públicas
Romanian: relații publice
Russian: связь с общественностью
Latin American Spanish: relaciones públicas
Swedish: PR
Thai: ประชาสัมพันธ์
Turkish: halkla ilişkiler
Ukrainian: зв'язки з громадськістю
Vietnamese: quan hệ công chúng
Chinese translation of 'public relations'
public relations
n(u)
公共关(關)系(係) (gōnggòng guānxì)
a public relations exercise公关(關)演习(習) (gōngguān yǎnxí)