public affairs
plural noun
: the events, activities, etc., that a company does for the public
the director of public affairs
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This had previously been confirmed by another National Guard official, state public affairs officer Major Ryan Finnegan, who gave some additional insight into the allegations and seemed to imply that the airmen had landed on the private ranch to pick up sheds.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025
Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary for public affairs with the Department of Homeland Security, said in an interview with CNN on Saturday that the investigation was ongoing and that the department released more video of the confrontation.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Matthew Hicks, vice president of public affairs, said the project builds on three decades of success at Honda Center and takes it a step further.
—Caroline Wong, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
Aaron Bone, chief of legislation and public affairs at the medical board, pushed back against the notion that the board does not need its own program.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025
Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary for public affairs with the Department of Homeland Security, said in an interview with CNN on Saturday that the investigation was ongoing and that the department released more video of the confrontation.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Matthew Hicks, vice president of public affairs, said the project builds on three decades of success at Honda Center and takes it a step further.
—Caroline Wong, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
Aaron Bone, chief of legislation and public affairs at the medical board, pushed back against the notion that the board does not need its own program.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
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“Public affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20affairs. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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