external relation

American  

noun

Philosophy.

1. a relation between any two entities such that if they had not been in this relation to each other, the nature of each would not necessarily have been different.

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Example Sentences

U.S.-based Tesla, which is making electric Model 3 sedans and Model Y sport-utility vehicles in Shanghai, is hiring external relation managers in several Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2021

The job advertisement did go into details of external relation positions, but separate posts showed the managers will handle government relations as well.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2021

In a Jan. 3 statement, Linda Argo, American University’s assistant vice president for external relation, said the school is sorry to lose the shop but the District’s “changing demographics and purchasing habits” made Johnson’s unprofitable.

From Washington Times • Jan. 18, 2018

Consciousness connotes a kind of external relation, and does not denote a special stuff or way of being.

From Essays in Radical Empiricism by James, William

And so long as he can keep himself clear of the "external relation," to use Mr. Herbert Spencer's phraseology, he has much less difficulty with the "internal relation."

From Natural Law in the Spiritual World by Drummond, Henry