Relations — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Meaning & Definition of Relations

Relations (noun)

1. the act of telling or recounting, account
2. an aspect or quality (such as resemblance) that connects two or more things or parts as being or belonging or working together or as being of the same kind; specifically, a property (such as one expressed by is equal to, is less than, or is the brother of) that holds between an ordered pair of objects
3. the referring by a legal fiction of an act to a prior date as the time of its taking effect —usually used with back
4. court of domestic relations
5. a study of human problems arising from organizational and interpersonal relations (as in industry)
6. a course, study, or program designed to develop better interpersonal and intergroup adjustments
7. a branch of political science concerned with relations between nations and primarily with foreign policies
8. the business of inducing the public to have understanding for and goodwill toward a person, firm, or institution; also, the degree of understanding and goodwill achieved
9. the way in which workers and managers of a company talk to, behave toward, and deal with each other
10. a relation (such as equality) between elements of a set (such as the real numbers) that is symmetric, reflexive, and transitive and for any two elements either holds or does not hold

Relations (noun phrase)

1. a court that has jurisdiction and often special advisory powers over family disputes involving the rights and duties of husband, wife, parent, or child especially in matters affecting the support, custody, and welfare of children

Relations (plural noun)

1. the dealings or relationships of a usually large business or industrial enterprise with its own workers, with labor in general, with governmental agencies, or with the public
2. sexual intercourse