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
Later in April, Iranians voted to become an Islamic Republic, a Shiite theocracy with Khomeini as the country’s first supreme leader, with final say on all matters of state.
From Washington Times • Feb. 11, 2023
The boy puts on an attitude of impatience: he’s much too busy with matters of state to be bothered by maids and a chauffeur.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
