"public-relations" meaning in English

See public-relations in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: public relations, with a hyphen added to change a noun phrase into an adjective phrase Etymology templates: {{m|en|public relations}} public relations Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} public-relations (not comparable)
  1. public relations (in attributive use) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-public-relations-en-adj-2L1XRHSY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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