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internal affairs

NOUN
politics
Synonyms
STRONGEST
campaigning government
STRONG
backroom civics electioneering jungle legislature polity statecraft zoo
WEAK
affairs of state domestic affairs foreign affairs government policy hat in the ring matters of state political science smoke-filled room stateship

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In his new job, he controlled criminal investigations, crime-scene investigations, internal affairs, the narcotics team and drug-analysis units.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The sources said Ciuffetelli questioned whether the photo amounted to misconduct, but agreed to contact internal affairs after another senior West Valley official insisted it needed to be investigated thoroughly.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

“We categorically reject intervention in the internal affairs of other countries,” Sheinbaum said in her daily news conference.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

Iran would "forcefully reject any interference in their internal affairs", he added.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

It also helps a prince a great deal to show himself to be extraordinary in dealing with internal affairs, as in the reports about Messer Bernabo Visconti of Milan.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli