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  • 1public opinion — the collective opinion of many people on some issue, problem, etc., esp. as a guide to action, decision, or the like. [1560 70] * * * Introduction       an aggregate of the individual views, attitudes, and beliefs about a particular topic,… …

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  • 2opinion — noun 1 what you think about sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ good, high ▪ low, poor ▪ strong ▪ conflicting, different …

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  • 3PUBLIC RELATIONS — as a profession developed in the 20th century, mainly in the U.S. Until the beginning of the 20th century public relations was a refined form of propaganda employed almost exclusively to defend a movement, cause, or individual or institution,… …

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  • 4Public talks — is a new form of international dialogue that would be introduced into conflict related negotiations only after conventional authorized private negotiations have failed. The centerpiece of this worldwide communication process is a series of small …

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  • 5public health — public health, adj. health services to improve and protect community health, esp. sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine. [1610 20] * * * Science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized… …

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  • 6Opinion poll — An opinion poll, sometimes simply referred to as a poll is a survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then… …

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  • 7Public sphere — A coffeehouse discussion …

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  • 8shape — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 physical outline ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, simple ▪ The children cut the paper into various simple shapes. ▪ overall ▪ characteristic, distinctive …

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  • 9public administration — 1. the implementation of public policy, largely by the executive branch. 2. a field of study preparing persons for careers in such work. * * * Introduction       the implementation of government policies. Today public administration is often… …

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  • 10The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere — The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere: An Inquiry into a Category of Bourgeois Society (in German Strukturwandel der Öffentlichkeit. Untersuchungen zu einer Kategorie der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft ), by Jürgen Habermas, was published …

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