affairs
Example Sentences
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Overwrought rhetoric on domestic affairs is one thing.
COGAT, the Israeli defence ministry body responsible for Palestinian civilian affairs, did not offer an immediate response.
From Barron's
The prime minister has been criticised for going abroad frequently but when speaking to Labour MPs on Monday, he defended his focus on foreign affairs and attempted to link it to his domestic policy agenda.
From BBC
I pushed, even though it was clear Aunt Kitty did not want me poking around in her private affairs.
From Literature
It has run its own affairs since 1991 and been far more stable and democratic than the rest of Somalia, but those are secondary considerations for its partners.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
