community relations
Britishplural noun
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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
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social engineering or mediating work with conflicting groups
he spent ten years in community relations
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( as modifier )
a community-relations officer
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Example Sentences
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As a police community relations officer, he had cultivated relationships with Jewish business owners.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
“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 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.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025
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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