Definitions for state of affairs
state of affairs

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. situation, state of affairsnoun

   the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

   "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. state of affairsnoun

   A specific situation; a set of circumstances.

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1. state of affairs

   A state of affairs refers to the particular condition or situation that exists at a specific time and place. It encompasses circumstances, occurrences, facts, or the way things stand at a certain moment. This term is often used in various contexts such as politics, business, or personal relationships to describe the prevailing circumstances or conditions.

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1. 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 present a challenge, or be complicated, or contain a conflict of interest. The status quo represents the existing state of affairs. Unresolved difficulties or disagreements concerning the state of affairs can provoke a crisis. Dispute resolution is naturally desired, and naturally provided, by forms of inclusive social interaction, such as consensus decision-making, which adapt, but not conveniently, from a family or tribal model to encompass a global scope. Current knowledge and discussion about the state of affairs is communicated through the media..

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How to pronounce state of affairs?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of state of affairs in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of state of affairs in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of state of affairs in a Sentence

1. Enrique Pena Nieto:

   The shameful events in Iguala have shown that Mexico is stuck in a state of affairs which is unacceptable and must be overcome.

2. De Baca:

   He probably should never have done what he did, i think [Reagan] was dreaming. There was no enforcement. Then you have Obama coming in with protecting them instead of stopping them at the border. ... He has turned out to be a real sad state of affairs.

3. Pete Buttigieg:

   I don't know if Donald Trump felt it necessary to pull out a sharpie and change the map, I don't know if one of his aides felt they had to do that to protect Donald Trump ego. No matter how you cut it, this is an unbelievably sad state of affairs for our country, look, when the presidency has been reduced to this, all of us are diminished because the presidency is supposed to be something we all look up to, even if we disagree with the President... what we're seeing there is literally pathetic.

4. Kristie Small:

   I'm 100 % positive that is why I got fired, i think that is a bad state of affairs when someone in his position can be so brazen and so bold to do something like this.

5. Boris Johnson:

   That's just the reality, because in the end, a sovereign, united country must have a single customs territory. When the UK withdraws from the EU that must be the state of affairs that we have.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=state of affairs
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/State_of_Affairs
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=state of affairs