# public relations

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. The favorability of the public image of a person or organization.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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