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community relations

British  

plural noun

  1. the particular state of affairs in an area where potentially conflicting ethnic, religious, cultural, political, or linguistic groups live together

    community relations in this neighbourhood were strained before the riots

    1. social engineering or mediating work with conflicting groups

      he spent ten years in community relations

    2. ( as modifier )

      a community-relations officer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Los Angeles is one of the most diverse cities in the world, and that diversity is our strength,” said Chris Fajardo, Angel City FC’s vice president of community relations, in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Inside was the first community relations luncheon of the year with the GEO Group, the nation’s largest operator of private prisons.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2025

The plant has also enhanced employee training, implemented an air monitoring system along its perimeter, increased neighborhood checks for odors and, most recently, hired environmental nonprofit Heal the Bay to improve community relations.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

He was made an OBE in 2009 for his services to equal opportunities and to community relations and had a train named after him in 2020.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2024

He promised that the officers would be required to do some "extra homework on community relations."

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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