Meaning of publicity in English

(Definition of publicity from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of publicity from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of publicity from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of publicity

publicity
Every factual report, no matter how dressed up in rational language, or inundated with figures and charts, is also part of the performance of publicity.
While it is widely recognised within government that this possibility exists, no publicity has yet been given to it.
What is not clear from the record, however, is how this unwanted publicity was dealt with by law-enforcement agencies, police handlers, or the informers themselves.
They know that some of the informants may be forgetful, mistaken, dishonest, or motivated by a desire for publicity or even revenge.
Well-organized committees, formed to oversee the original invitation and subsequent planning, received publicity cuts to distribute to local newspapers and to place around town.
In assessing the publicity of these discussions, the first task is to determine whether the issues discussed are 'public' in nature.
The effect of surprise, and the publicity that the refusal got, made the bey lose face.
To address this question, we examined how political discussion currently measures up to the standards set by political theorists: publicity, non-tyranny and equality.
If publicity were valuable solely because of the role that it can play in promoting justice, then justice and publicity would not be independent values.
Although media interest and broad publicity have been accorded this idea, the review revealed little support for it.
First, more attention should be given to publicity and marketing.
Many, of course, receive little or no publicity, due to the fact they are industrial operations.
How one reaches interested clients without premature publicity is a dilemma.
We know little of the technique of publicity as a method of social control.
What the factishes were good at was to articulate caution and publicity.
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Collocations with publicity

publicity

These are words often used in combination with publicity.

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advance publicity
I know that guidance was issued, but much more could have been done through advance publicity.
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adverse publicity
Fears of adverse publicity, media distortion and potential litigation combine to militate against policies which encourage responsible risk-taking.
amount of publicity
There has been a terrific amount of publicity about local authorities allowing rent arrears to build up.
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Translations of publicity

in Chinese (Traditional)
宣傳活動, 宣傳,推廣, 關注…
in Chinese (Simplified)
宣传活动, 宣传,推广, 关注…
in Spanish
publicidad, publicidad [feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
publicidade, publicidade [feminine]…
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एखाद्या व्यक्तीच्या कृतीमुळे जनसमुदाय त्या व्यक्तीकडे आर्कषित होतो, प्रसिध्दी…
宣伝, 広告, 注目(ちゅうもく)…
tanıtma, reklâm, reklam…
publicité [feminine], publicité…
publicitat…
publiciteit, bekendheid…
प्रचार…
પ્રચાર…
reklame, PR, publicity…
pengiklanan, publisiti…
die Werbung, die Publizität…
oppmerksomhet [masculine], omtale [masculine], reklame [masculine]…
تشہیر, شہرت…
реклама, публічність, гласність…
реклама…
ప్రచారం, ఒక మనిషి లేదా వస్తువు చాలా మంది యొక్క శ్రద్దను ఆకర్షించే ఒక క్రియ, లేదా ఈ క్రియ ఫలితం శ్రద్ద రావడం…
دَعاية, إعلان…
প্রচার…
propagace, veřejná známost…
publikasi…
การโฆษณา, การเป็นที่รู้จักอย่างกว้างขวาง…
sự quảng cáo, được nhiều người biết đến…
reklama, rozgłos…
홍보…
pubblicità…
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