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public communications
noun1 legal term used for political messages distributed via television, newspapers, mailings, outdoor advertisements and other mass media; subject to stricter limits than other forms of political speech under the federal regulations enforced by the Federal Election Commission
According to the opinion, candidates and their campaigns may now openly work together with canvassers paid by super PACs, as communications made by canvassers are not considered public communications under the FEC's coordination rules.— The Tennesseean
But the commission ruled that canvassing work was exempt because it did not amount to 'public communications,' freeing politicians and super PACs to work more closely than ever.— The New York Times