public relations

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public relations

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Since the early twentieth century. The term gained popularity as a euphemism for propaganda after that originally neutral term acquired a negative connotation during the political upheavals of the early twentieth century.

noun PR

  1. uncountable The professional dissemination and management of information by a person or an organization to the public with the purpose of creating a favorable public image. The public relations drive accompanying the opening of Stage I is impressive.

    Similar: PR

  2. broadly, metonymically, uncountable The favorability of the public image of a person or organization. to get bad public relations

Similar: outreach

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noun

Similar: outreach

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noun profession

Españolrelaciones públicas, RRPP
한국어홍보 hongbo, PR (piareu)
日本語パブリック・リレーションズ paburikku-rirēshonzu, PR (pī-āru), ピー・アール pī-āru
中文公共關係 /公共关系 gōnggòng guānxì, PR, 公關 /公关 gōngguān
हिन्दीसार्वजनिक संबंध sārvajnik sambandh, पब्लिक रिलेशन्स pablik rileśans, PR
Portuguêsrelações públicas
Françaisrelations publiques, PR, RP
DeutschÖffentlichkeitsarbeit, ÖA, Public Relations, PR
Italianopubbliche relazioni
Ελληνικάδημόσιες σχέσεις dimósies schéseis
Românărelații publice
Русскийсвя́зи с обще́ственностью svjázi s obščéstvennostʹju, PR, пиа́р piár
العربيةعَلَاقَاتٌ عَامَّة ʕalāqātun ʕāmma
עבריתיחסי ציבור, יַחֲסֵי צִבּוּר yakhasé tsibúr

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@misc{public_relations_2026,
  title = {public relations},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/public%20relations},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}