community relations

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

2. 1. social engineering or mediating work with conflicting groups

      he spent ten years in community relations

   2. ( as modifier )

      a community-relations officer

Example Sentences

The home secretary talked over the weekend, rather euphemistically, about what she called "community relations" and others might put more baldly as racism and hatred.

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He later managed in the Dodgers’ minor league system, replaced Tommy Lasorda in that job at the major league level and, for the past 13 years, has worked in the team’s community relations department, coaching youth camps and appearing at schools, fan fests and other events.

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

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The 49-year-old, who received a number of supportive character references during the case, provided a pre-prepared statement in which he claimed to be a "trusted interlocutor" in community relations and the peace process.

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But it’s hard to quantify how all these changes have led to either improved police–community relations or a reduction in complaints against police officers.

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