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public relations en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

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.

Meanings

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. 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714:
2. (broadly, metonymically, uncountable) The favorability of the public image of a person or organization.
   • to get bad public relations

Forms

Deriveds

public-relations · PR

Synonyms

PR · outreach

Translations (49)

tl pakikisamang-madla (profession) · ja PR (pī-āru) (profession) · fi tiedotus- ja suhdetoiminta (profession) · tr PR (profession) · hi सार्वजनिक संबंध (profession) · ru пиа́р (profession) · ko PR (piareu) (profession) · cmn PR (profession) · el δημόσιες σχέσεις (profession) · sv PR (profession) · cmn 公共關係 /公共关系 (profession) · fr relations publiques (profession) · de Öffentlichkeitsarbeit (profession) · kk қоғаммен қарым-қатынас (profession) · ro relații publice (profession) · fi suhdetoiminta (profession) · he יחסי ציבור (profession) · ja パブリック・リレーションズ (profession) · th พีอาร์ (profession) · fa روابط عمومی (profession) · pl PR (profession) · ka საზოგადოებასთან ურთიერთობა (profession) · ga caidreamh poiblí (profession) · cmn 公關 /公关 (profession) · fr RP (profession) · tl pakikitungong-madla (profession) · cy cysylltiadau cyhoeddus (profession) · de Public Relations (profession) · gd dàimh phoblach (profession) · he יַחֲסֵי צִבּוּר (profession) · fr PR (profession) · pl public relations (profession) · ru свя́зи с обще́ственностью (profession) · is almannatengsl (profession) · hi पब्लिक रिलेशन्स (profession) · ar عَلَاقَات عَامَّة (profession) · es RRPP (profession) · fa PR (profession) · ca relacions públiques (profession) · ja ピー・アール (profession) · es relaciones públicas (profession) · hi PR (profession) · ka პიარი (profession) · pt relações públicas (profession) · ru PR (profession) · de PR (profession) · ko 홍보 (profession) · th ประชาสัมพันธ์ (profession) · de ÖA (profession)