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affairs

/ əˈɛə /

plural noun

  1. personal or business interests

    his affairs were in disorder

  2. matters of public interest

    current affairs

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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A draft executive order circulated proposing an overhaul of the exam that had long focused on knowledge of international affairs to now require candidates demonstrate “alignment with the president’s foreign policy vision.”

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Calderon told The Times earlier that she was a senior advisor of government affairs at Edison International.

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Equally, in BBC news and current affairs, only 48% of staff who answered a recent survey said they thought the corporation dealt with bullying and harassment concerns appropriately.

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The island governs its own domestic affairs, but foreign and defence policy decisions are made in Copenhagen.

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Dan Mogulof, assistant vice chancellor of the UC Berkeley communications and public affairs office, issued a statement that said the school has already been in contact with federal authorities about the issue.

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