- plural of affair.
affairs
Britishplural noun
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personal or business interests
his affairs were in disorder
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matters of public interest
current affairs
Vocabulary lists containing affairs
Example Sentences
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Hochman said Flores should have reported his colleagues’ misconduct to internal affairs or the LAPD’s inspector general.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Washington also targeted Jose Antonio Remon Rodriguez, head of MINFAR's foreign relations directorate, and Oscar Enrique Biosca Gallego, who oversees economic affairs within the ministry.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
There’s a vast chasm between doing nothing and spending money trying to rehouse this relative and manage all his affairs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
India's ministry of external affairs later released a statement calling attacks on commercial shipping in the region "deeply worrisome".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
"Mark you. Brett's had affairs with men before. She tells me all about everything. She gave me this chap Cohn's letters to read. I wouldn't read them."
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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