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pub·lic·i·ty

(pŭ-blĭs′ĭ-tē)
n.
1.
a. Public interest, notice, or notoriety generated or gained by disseminating information through various media: The book has received widespread publicity.
b. The act, process, or occupation of disseminating information to gain public interest: the company's ongoing publicity of its new product; has a job in publicity.
c. Information about someone or something that is disseminated through various media to attract public notice: The publicity that went out about the film was not very exciting.
2. Archaic The condition of being public.

[French publicité, from public, public, from Old French; see public.]
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publicity

(pʌˈblɪsɪtɪ)
n
1. (Marketing)
a. the technique or process of attracting public attention to people, products, etc, as by the use of the mass media
b. (as modifier): a publicity agent.
2. (Marketing) public interest resulting from information supplied by such a technique or process
3. (Marketing) information used to draw public attention to people, products, etc
4. the state of being public
[C18: via French from Medieval Latin pūblicitās; see public]
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pub•lic•i•ty

(pʌˈblɪs ɪ ti)

n.
1. extensive mention in the news media or by word of mouth or other means of communication.
2. public notice so gained.
3. the technique, process, or business of securing public notice.
4. information, articles, or advertisements issued to secure public notice or attention.
5. the state of being public, or open to general observation or knowledge.
[1785–95; < French publicité < Medieval Latin pūblicitās. See public, -ity]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:publicity - a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution]publicity - a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"
marketing - the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing"
subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
buildup - highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup"
public relations, PR - a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution
blurb, endorsement, indorsement - a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"
ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug - blatant or sensational promotion
sales pitch, sales talk, pitch - promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or service
sales promotion - promotion that supplements or coordinates advertising
2. publicity - the quality of being open to public view; "the publicity of the court room"
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
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publicity

noun
1. advertising, press, promotion, hype, boost, build-up, plug (informal), puff, ballyhoo (informal), puffery (informal), boosterism Much advance publicity was given to the talks.
2. attention, exposure, fame, celebrity, fuss, public interest, limelight, notoriety, media attention, renown, public notice The case has generated enormous publicity.
Quotations
"All publicity is good, except an obituary notice" [Brendan Behan]
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publicity

noun
1. A systematic effort or part of this effort to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:
Informal: pitch, plug.
Slang: hype.
2. The act or profession of promoting something, as a product:
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Translations
إعْلانتَرْوِيج شُهْرَه
propagacepublicitaveřejná známost
PRpublicityreklame
julkisuus
publicitet
népszerűsítésnyilvánosságreklámozás
auglÿsingarfrægî
宣伝
선전
publicita
propaganda
publicitet
การโฆษณา
reklâmşöhret tanınmatanıtım tanıtma
quảng bá

publicity

[pʌbˈlɪsɪtɪ]
A. N
1.publicidad f
2. (Comm) (= advertising, advertisements) → publicidad f, propaganda f
B. CPD publicity agent Nagente mf de publicidad
publicity campaign Ncampaña f publicitaria
publicity manager Ndirector(a) m/f de publicidad
publicity stunt Ntruco m publicitario
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publicity

[pʌˈblɪsɪti]
n
(= advertising) → publicité f
She's in charge of publicity → Elle est chargée de la publicité.
(= media attention) → attention f de la part des médias
the renewed publicity over the Casey affair → l'attention renouvelée suscitée par l'affaire Casey
to generate publicity → mobiliser l'attention des médias
The case has generated enormous publicity in Brazil → L'affaire a mobilisé l'attention des médias au Brésil.
The trial has generated a lot of publicity → Le procès a beaucoup mobilisé l'attention des médias.
to get publicity → mobiliser l'attention des médias
(= fame) → publicité f
She sought out publicity → Elle recherchait la publicité.
modif [material, photograph] → publicitaire publicity agent, publicity campaign, publicity officer, publicity stuntpublicity agent nagent(e) m/f publicitaire publicity campaign n (information)campagne f d'information (= advertising) → campagne f de publicité publicity officer nchargé(e) m/f de publicité publicity stunt ncoup m de pub
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publicity

n
Publicity f
(Comm: = advertising, advertisements) → Werbung f, → Reklame f; we must generate more publicity for this productwir müssen mehr Werbung für dieses Produkt treiben

publicity

:
publicity agency
nPublicity-Agentur f; (Comm) → Werbeagentur f
publicity agent
nPublicitymanager(in) m(f)
publicity campaign
nPublicitykampagne f; (Comm) → Werbekampagne f
publicity department
nPublicity-Abteilung f; (Comm) → Werbeabteilung f
publicity film
nPublicity-Film m; (Comm) → Werbefilm m
publicity gimmick
nPublicity-Gag m (inf); (Comm) → Werbegag m (inf)
publicity material
nPublicitymaterial nt; (Comm) → Werbematerial nt
publicity-shy
publicity stunt
nWerbegag m
publicity tour
nWerbetour f; to be on a publicityauf Werbetour sein
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publicity

[pʌbˈlɪsɪtɪ]
1. n
a.pubblicità
b. (Comm) (advertising, advertisements) → pubblicità f inv, réclame f inv
2. adj (campaign, material, budget) → pubblicitario/a; (manager) → della pubblicità
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public

(ˈpablik) adjective
of, for, or concerning, the people (of a community or nation) in general. a public library; a public meeting; Public opinion turned against him; The public announcements are on the back page of the newspaper; This information should be made public and not kept secret any longer. publiek, openbaar عام، شائِع، عُمومي обществен público veřejný öffentlich offentlig δημόσιος, κοινός público avalik عمومی julkinen public ציבורי जघन nyilvános; köz- publik almennur, almennings-, almanna-; opinber pubblico 公の 공공의, 공중의, 공개의, 공적인 viešas(is) publisks; sabiedrisks; atklāts awam; terbuka; org ramai openbaar offentlig, felles, allmenn publiczny عمومى público public общественный verejný javen javni offentlig, allmän สาธารณะ halkla ilgili, umumî 公共的,公眾的 публічний, загальнодоступний عوام، عوامي công khai; công luận; công cộng 公共的,公众的
ˈpublicly adverb
publiek عَلَنا، جَهارا обществено publicamente veřejně öffentlich offentligt δημόσια públicamente avalikult بطور علنی julkisesti publiquement בפומבי सार्वजनिक nyilvánosan di muka umum opinberlega pubblicamente 公に 공개적으로, 공적으로, 여론으로 viešai publiski; atklāti secara terbuka in het openbaar offentlig publicznie په ښكاره توګه publicamente (în mod) public публично verejne javno javno offentligt อย่างเปิดเผยให้รู้ açıkça, herkesin önünde 當眾,公開地 публічно; відкрито اعلانيہ، کھلم کھلا công khai 当众,公开地
puˈblicity (-ˈblisə-) noun
1. advertising. There is a lot of publicity about the dangers of smoking. publisiteit إعْلان реклама publicidade propagace die Werbung reklame; PR δημοσιότητα publicidad, anuncios avalik tähelepanu آگهی mainonta publicité פִּרסֹמֶת प्रचार reklámozás publikasi auglÿsingar pubblicità 広告 홍보 reklama reklāma pengiklanan publiciteit reklame reklama خبرتيا publicidade publicitate реклама propagácia reklama publicitet reklam การโฆษณา reklâm, tanıtma 廣告,宣傳 реклама تشہير sự quảng cáo 广告,宣传
2. the state of being widely known. Film stars usually like publicity. publisiteit شُهْرَه популяност publicidade veřejná známost die Publizität publicity δημοσιότητα publicidad üldtuntus شهرت julkisuus publicité מְפוּרסָם ख्याति, प्रसिद्धि nyilvánosság; népszerűsítés publikasi frægð pubblicità 知れ渡ること 평판 viešumas popularitāte publisiti bekendheid offentlig omtale, publisitet rozgłos نومتيا، شهرت publicidade publicitate известность publicita publiciteta publicitet publicitet การเป็นที่รู้จักอย่างกว้างขวาง tanınma, şöhret 宣揚 публічність; гласність شہرت được nhiều người biết đến 宣扬
ˈpublicize, ˈpublicise (-saiz) verb
to make widely known; to advertise. We are publicizing a new product. publiseer يُعْلِن عن، يُشْهِر، يُرَوِّج разгласявам fazer a publicidade de propagovat Reklame machen für præsentere δημοσιοποιώ, διαφημίζω, προπαγανδίζω hacer publicidad reklaamima تبلیغ کردن julkistaa faire de la publicité pour לָתֵת פִּרסוּם ל- विज्ञापन करना, प्रचार करना reklámoz mempublikasikan auglÿsa pubblicizzare 宣伝する 광고하다, 공표하다 reklamuoti, skelbti reklamēt; popularizēt membuat publisiti bekend maken, reclame maken voor offentliggjøre, reklamere for reklamować خپرونه، تبليغ fazer a publicidade de a face reclamă (pentru) рекламировать; предавать гласности propagovať reklamirati informisati javnost offentliggöra, annonsera, göra reklam för เผยแพร่ tanıtmak, reklâmını yapmak 為...作廣告宣傳 рекламувати; розголошувати عام کرنا đưa ra công khai 为...作广告宣传
public holiday
a day on which all (or most) shops, offices and factories are closed for a holiday. openbare vakansiedag عُطْلَة عامَّه официален празник feriado státní svátek öffentlicher Feiertag offentlig fridag δημόσια αργία fiesta nacional rahvapüha تعطیل رسمی pyhäpäivä fête légale חַג רשמִי सार्वजनिक छुट्टी hivatalos ünnep v. munkaszüneti nap liburan umum almennur frídagur (festa nazionale) 祝祭日 공휴일 valstybinė šventė valsts svētki/svinamā diena cuti umum feestdag offentlig fridag święto urzędowe رسمى رخصتى feriado sărbătoare legală официальный праздник štátny sviatok državni praznik državni praznik allmän helgdag วันหยุด resmî tatil 國定假日 неробочий день عام چھٹي کا دن ngày lễ 公休日
public house (usually abbreviated to pub (pab) )
a house where alcoholic drinks are sold to the public. kroeg حانَه، خَمّارَه кръчма bar hostinec, restaurace die Kneipe værtshus μπιραρία bar, pub kõrts, trahter بار pubi débit de boissons בֵּית-מַרזֵחַ शराबखाना, मधुशाला kocsma, pub rumah minum krá (locale pubblico in cui sono venduti alcolici) パブ 선술집 alinė, smuklė, baras krogs; bārs kedai minuman keras café vertshus pub ميخانه، شرابخانه bar паб, пивная, бар hostinec lokal, točilnica pab pub ร้านขายเหล้าขนาดเล็ก meyhane 小酒館,客棧 корчма, шинок شراب خانہ tiệm rượu 小酒店,客栈
public relations (also PR)
the attitude, understanding etc between a firm, government etc and the public. skakelwese عُلاقات عامَّه връзки с обществеността relações públicas styk s veřejností die Öffentlichkeitsarbeit public relations; PR δημόσιες σχέσεις relaciones públicas suhted avalikkusega روابط عمومی suhdetoiminta relations publiques יַחֲסֵי צִיבּוּר जनसम्पर्क közkapcsolatok, közönségkapcsolatok, PR hubungan masyarakat almannatengsl pubbliche relazioni 広報活動 홍보, 섭외, 평판 ryšiai su visuomene, viešieji ryšiai attiecības starp iestādi u.tml. un sabiedrību perhubungan awam public relations PR, public relations, publikums-, kundeforhold stosunki instytucja-społeczeństwo عمومى اړيكى relaçOes públicas public relations, relaţii publice связи с общественностью styk s verejnosťou stiki z javnostjo odnosi s javnošću PR, public relations งานประชาสัมพันธ์ halkla ilişkiler 公共關係 зв'язки з громадськістю رابطۂ عامہ quan hệ quần chúng 公共关系
ˌpublic ˈservice anˌnouncement noun
(especially American) an announcement on television or radio given as a service to the public. algemene aankondiging, amptelike aankondiging إعْلان خِدمَة عامَّه съобщение в услуга на населението anúncio de serviço público informační služba pro veřejnost die Veröffentlichung oplysning i radio og tv vedrørende offentlig serviceydelse δημόσια ανακοίνωση εξυπηρέτησης ή ωφέλειας του πολίτη anuncio de utilidad pública avalik teadaanne اعلام عمومی julkinen tiedote הוֹדָעוֹת לַצִיבּוּר लोकसेवा, जनसेवा közérdekű bejelentés iklan layanan masyarakat annuncio pubblico 공익광고 visuomeninio pobūdžio pranešimas/skelbimas paziņojums sabiedrībai pengumuman khidmat masyarakat TV-/radio-reklame (gitt gratis for en etat eller en god sak) komunikat radiowy/telewizyjny, reklama społeczna عمومى اعلام сообщение службы информации verejná oznamovacia služba javno obvestilo javna obaveštenja radiomeddelande (tv-meddelande) till allmänheten การประกาศทางโทรทัศน์ kamu duyuru hizmeti 公共服務公告(尤在美國,在電視或電台上公告,係提供給大眾的一項服務) соціальна реклама ٹي وي يا ريڈيو پر ہونے والا عوام کے ليے اعلان thông báo về các dịch vụ công cộng 公共事业告示
public spirit
a desire to do things for the good of the community. burgersin روح المَصْلَحة العامَّة обществено съзнание dedicação à comunidade úsilí o dobro společnosti der Gemeinsinn samfundssind ενδιαφέρον για τα κοινά civismo kodanikutunne نیکوکاری ryhmähenki civisme נְכוֹנוּת לִפעוֹל לְמָעַן הַצִיבּוּר लोकहित भाव, लोकभावना közösségi szellem pertasaan sosial félagsandi civismo, senso civico 公共心 공공심이 있는, 애국심 visuomeniškumo jausmas sabiedriskā aktivitāte semangat awam maatschappelijke gezindheid samfunnsånd duch obywatelski ښه كول، خدمت dedicação à comunidade spirit civic общественное сознание zmysel pre verejné blaho čut za skupnost rodoljublje medborgaranda การทําการเพื่อกุศล halka hizmet arzusu 為公精神 громадянська свідомість سماج کي خدمت کا جذبہ tinh thần vì mọi người 为公精神
ˌpublic-ˈspirited adjective
burgersindelik ذو شُعور بالمَصْلَحَةِ العامَّه с обществено съзнание benfeitor oddaný obecnému dobru Gemeinsinn-... samfundssindet που ενδιαφέρεται για τα κοινά de espíritu/carácter cívico, de buen ciudadano kodanikutundega نیکوکار ryhmähenkinen dévoué au bien public בַּעַל נְכוֹנוּת לִפעוֹל לְמַעַן הַצִיבּור लोककल्याण, भावनायुक्त a közjóért küzdő berperasaan sosial félagslega sinnaður (che ha senso civico) 公共心のある 공공심이 있는 visuomeniškas sabiedriski aktīvs bersemangat awam maatschappelijk gezind samfunnsnyttig dbały o dobro ogółu خدمتكار،نيك عمله benfeitor cu spirit civic движимый интересами общества ochotný sa verejne angažovať ki skrbi za javni blagor rodoljubiv socialt ansvarskännande ที่มีจิตใจเพื่อการกุศล halka hizmet arzusu taşıyan 熱心公益的 такий, що має почуття громадянської свідомості محب وطن tinh thần quảng đại 热心公益的
public transport
the bus, tram and train services provided by a state or community for the public. openbare vervoer وسائِل النَّقْل العامَّه обществен транспорт transporte público veřejná doprava öffentliches Verkehrsmittel offentlig transport δημόσια μεταφορικά μέσα transporte público ühistransport سیستم حمل و نقل عمومی julkinen liikenne transports en commun רֶכֶב צִיבּורִי सार्वजनिक परिवहन tömegközlekedés angkutan umum almenningssamgöngur mezzi pubblici 公共輸送機関 공공 교통 수단 viešasis transportas sabiedriskais transports pengangkutan awam openbaar vervoer offentlig transport transport publiczny د وړل راوړلو عمومى سيستم transporte público transport în comun общественный транспорт verejná doprava javni prevoz javni prevoz allmänna kommunikationer, kollektivtrafik ระบบขนส่งมวลชน toplu taşıma 大眾交通工具 громадський транспорт عوامي نقل و حمل کے ذرائع phương tiện giao thông công cộng 公共交通工具
in public
in front of other people, not in private. They are always quarrelling in public. in die openbaar علانيَةً، جَهْرا، أمام الناس публично em público veřejně in der Öffentlichkeit for åbent tæppe δημόσια, μπροστά σε κόσμο en público avalikult در ملا عام julkisesti en public בְּצִיבּוּר खुले आम nyilvánosan di muka umum opinberlega in pubblico 人前で 공공연히 viešai publiski; atklāti di khalayak ramai in het openbaar offentlig, for åpen scene publicznie په عام محضر كى em público în public на людях verejne javno u javnosti offentligt, inför publik ในที่สาธารณะ herkesin önünde, açıkça 當眾,公開地 публічно; на людях لوگوں کے سامنے công khai 当众,公开地
the public
people in general. This swimming pool is open to the public every day. die publiek الجُمْهور، الشَّعْب хората o público veřejnost die Öffentlichkeit offentligheden το κοινό el público publik, üldsus عموم مردم yleisö le public הַצִיבּוּר जनता a nagyközönség, a nyilvánosság, a közvélemény umum almenningur il pubblico 一般の人々 일반대중 visuomenė [] sabiedrība; ļaudis; tauta orang ramai het publiek publikum, alle publiczność ټول خلګ o público public(ul) публика verejnosť javnost javnost allmänheten ประชาชนทั่วไป halk, kamu 公眾 громадськість عام لوگ công chúng 公众
public opinion poll
a way of finding out public opinion by questioning a certain number of people. openbare opname اسْتِفْتاء الرأي العام допитване за общественото мнение pesquisa de opinião pública výzkum veřejného mínění die Meinungsumfrage offentlig meningsmåling σφυγμομέτρηση της κοινής γνώμης encuesta/sondeo de opinión pública avaliku arvamuse uuringud نظر سنجی mielipidetutkimus sondage d'opinion סֶקֶר דָעַת קָהָל जनमत सर्वेक्षण közvéleménykutatás pengumpulan pendapat almenn skoðanakönnun sondaggio d'opinione 世論調査 여론조사 viešosios nuomonės apklausa sabiedriskās domas aptauja tinjauan pendapat umum opiniepeiling meningsmåling badanie opinii publicznej نظرسنجونه sondagem à opinião pública sondaj de opinie опрос общественного мнения výskum verejnej mienky raziskava javnega mnenja ispitivanje javnog mnjenja opinionsundersökning โพลความเห็นของประชาชน kamu oyu 民意測驗 опитування громадської думки عوام کي رائے معلوم کرنے کا ايک طريقہ cuộc thăm dò dư luận quần chúng 民意测验

the public is singular: The public is entitled to know the facts .
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publicity

تَرْوِيج publicita publicity Werbung δημοσιότητα publicidad julkisuus publicité publicitet pubblicità 宣伝 선전 publiciteit offentlig omtale rozgłos publicidade известность publicitet การโฆษณา tanıtım quảng bá 宣传
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The advice and assistance of Sir Nathaniel was a great help to Adam in carrying out his idea of marrying Mimi Watford without publicity. He went with him to London, and, with his influence, the young man obtained the license of the Archbishop of Canterbury for a private marriage.
He had never said as much before, and I must admit that his words gave me keen pleasure, for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my admiration and to the attempts which I had made to give publicity to his methods.
"I thank you more for the evident sincerity of the compliment, sir, than for the extraordinary publicity you have given to it!" This in good, pure English.
When you asked my permission some years ago to make use of my story, I at once said that you would be perfectly justified in giving it the fullest publicity whether I consented or not, provided only that you were careful not to falsify it for the sake of artistic effect.
After so many years and the publicity given the case by a curious and shameless press; now that Monsieur Stangerson knows all and has forgiven all, all may be told.
Coming downstairs to meet my colleague in the hall, I remembered a pair of gloves that had required three stitches and that had received them-- with a publicity perhaps not edifying--while I sat with the children at their tea, served on Sundays, by exception, in that cold, clean temple of mahogany and brass, the "grown-up" dining room.
His first step toward capturing the attention of an indifferent nation was to beat the big drum of publicity. He saw that this new idea of telephoning must be made familiar to the public mind.
Sir Claude had carried the arts of publicity to perfection; and he seemed to take a crazy pleasure in being equally ostentatious in an intrigue that could do him no sort of honour.
'Let me tell you, it isn't so easy to get publicity these days that you want to go out of your way to stop it!'
But if I can be the means of restraining the publicity of the business, of limiting the exhibition, of concentrating our folly, I shall be well repaid.
Philip was put on the job regularly, but he could not accustom himself to the publicity; and he dreaded Friday morning, on which the window was dressed, with a terror that made him awake at five o'clock and lie sleepless with sickness in his heart.
I am not working on behalf of any one who desires the least publicity. But I am working for some one who wants to know and is prepared to pay."

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