state of affairs
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state of affairs — ► a situation: »Poor decisions by the board bear most of the responsibility for this sorry state of affairs. Main Entry: ↑state … Financial and business terms
state of affairs — state of af fairs noun singular the situation that a person, place, or process is in at a particular time: It is likely that this is the normal state of affairs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
state of affairs — ► state of affairs (or things) a situation. Main Entry: ↑state … English terms dictionary
state of affairs — index case (set of circumstances), circumstances, plight, posture (situation) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
State of affairs — The state of affairs is that combination of circumstances applying within a society or group at a particular time. The current state of affairs may be considered acceptable by many observers, but not necessarily by all. The state of affairs may… … Wikipedia
state of affairs — noun the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time (Freq. 1) the present international situation is dangerous wondered how such a state of affairs had come about eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal… … Useful english dictionary
state of affairs — N SING: usu with supp If you refer to a particular state of affairs, you mean the general situation and circumstances connected with someone or something. This state of affairs cannot continue for too long, if parliament is to recover... The… … English dictionary
state of affairs — UK / US noun [singular] the situation that a person, place, or process is in at a particular time It is likely that this is the normal state of affairs … English dictionary
State Ethnic Affairs Commission — 国家民族事务委员会 Agency overview Formed 1949 Jurisdiction … Wikipedia
state of affairs (or things) — a situation. → state … English new terms dictionary
