PR

PR [ˌpi: ˈa: US -ˈa:r] n [U]

1.) public relations the work of explaining to the public what an organization does, so that they will understand it and approve of it

PR agency/firm/consultant

▪ a large PR firm

▪ The band have been getting a lot of good PR recently.

▪ Many say it was no more than a PR exercise (=something done to make people think something is good) .

2.) BrE the abbreviation of proportional representation