Definition of Public relations

1. Noun. A promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution.

Exact synonyms: Pr
Generic synonyms: Packaging, Promotion, Promotional Material, Publicity

Definition of Public relations

1. Noun. Communication by a person or an organization with the purpose of creating a favorable public image; commonly referred to as PR. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Public Relations

public office
public officer
public officers
public offices
public opinion
public opinion poll
public opinions
public ownership
public policies
public policy
public presentation
public press
public property
public prosecutor
public record
public relations (current term)
public relations man
public relations person
public school
public schools
public sector
public sectors
public security
public servant
public servants
public service
public service announcements
public services
public speaker

Literary usage of Public relations

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville (1899)
"CHAPTER XXXIII INFLUENCE OF DEMOCRACY UPON public relations The gravity of the Americans, and why it does not prevent them from often committing ..."

2. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville (1904)
"CHAPTER XXXIII INFLUENCE OF DEMOCRACY UPON public relations The gravity of the Americans, and why it does not prevent them from often committing ..."

3. Preventing Gang & Drug Related Witness Intimidation by Peter Finn (1996)
"A police inspector in San Francisco reported that he had helped public relations Almost every respondent emphasized the need for better public relations ..."

4. A Treatise on Equity Jurisprudence, as Administered in the United States of by John Norton Pomeroy (1899)
"D. Contracts affecting public relations; interfering with the election or appointment of officers; interfering with legislative ..."

5. Annual Conference Proceedings of the American Library Association by American Library Association. Conference, American Library Association (1911)
"No mastery of technique or high endeavor greatly avails if the library's public relations be not handled intelligently and skillfully. ..."

6. Employers and Child Care: Benefiting Work and Family (1994)
"A person-to-person public relations campaign also can stimulate support for a ... Ongoing public relations A child care program sponsored by a company or a ..."

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