public relations
The professional dissemination and management of information by a person or an…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.
Meaning
2 senses(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.
(broadly, metonymically, uncountable)The favorability of the public image of a person or organization.
to get bad public relations
Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, ÖA, Public Relations
свя́зи с обще́ственностьюsvjázi s obščéstvennostʹju, PR, пиа́рpiár
- a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution
Translations
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Origin
Since the early twentieth century. The term gained popularity as a euphemism for propagandSince 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.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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