affairs

/ əˈfɛəz /

plural noun

1. personal or business interests

   his affairs were in disorder

2. matters of public interest

   current affairs

Example Sentences

A public affairs officer for the base said it remains committed to water conservation efforts and looks for new technologies to reduce water use.

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"I believe its continued attempts to maintain influence by any means, including involvement in security affairs, could ultimately jeopardise the agreement and plunge Gaza's residents into even greater suffering," he said.

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The WFP, which leads the group of organisations handling food security, has begun discussions with COGAT, the Israeli defence ministry agency for civilian affairs in the territories.

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The ministries of foreign affairs and commerce did not comment when asked about it by AFP on Saturday.

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A temporary restraining order would prevent agencies "determining how best to organize their workforces", they argued, noting that the government has traditionally been granted the widest latitude in the "dispatch of its own internal affairs".

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