public affairs

plural noun

: the events, activities, etc., that a company does for the public

the director of public affairs

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As the executive vice president of global communications and public affairs at The Estée Lauder Companies, Meridith Webster is responsible for driving, elevating and protecting the reputations of the company, its brands and its leaders. —

Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024 Chris Jackson, senior vice president of Ipsos' public affairs, told Newsweek at the time that the decline in Republican trust was largely fueled by former President Donald Trump's criticisms of the judiciary. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 The base's public affairs officer, a spokesperson for the base's medical center and a spokesperson for the nearby Richmond County Sheriff's Office didn't immediately return phone calls. —

CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024 Jonah Toka Roberti is a first-year student from Maryland at Brown University studying international and public affairs. —

Jonah Toka Roberti, Baltimore Sun, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for public affairs

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