matters of state
Example Sentences
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Her attention was directed instead to matters of state, where she transformed the empire radically.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
As attorney general, the chief legal adviser to the government, Braverman dealt with highly sensitive matters of state.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2024
The government is in place until February elections, and under Pakistani law, it only handles day-to-day matters of state.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023
They can intervene on matters of federal law, and perhaps on matters of state law, but not on questions of the state’s constitution.
From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2022
First, there was no disputing the importance of the discoveries in the New World, for the simple reason that they had become matters of state, the concern of kings.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
