community relations

plural noun

1. 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

2. 1. social engineering or mediating work with conflicting groups

      he spent ten years in community relations

   2. ( as modifier )

      a community-relations officer

Example Sentences

He was made an OBE in 2009 for his services to equal opportunities and to community relations and had a train named after him in 2020.

From BBC

“I think it’s absolutely ridiculous considering the body of work that I’ve been a part of, the stuff that I do on the business side and the community relations side, my history with the Dodgers,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2002, during his first run for the chief’s job, McDonnell won praise for presenting a blueprint for a more grassroots style of policing that sought to strike a balance between crime-fighting and community relations; the strategy was later adopted by Bratton and served as the foundation for overhauling the organization.

From Los Angeles Times

He returned to the UK in 1948 on the famous HMT Empire Windrush and settled in Leeds, where he became regarded as a pioneer for community relations in the city.

From BBC

He returned to the UK in 1948 on the famous HMT Empire Windrush and settled in Leeds, where he founded Britain's first ever Caribbean cricket club and became regarded as a pioneer for community relations in the city.

From BBC