"State Affair" was a current affairs program televised in
Notable presenters included Simon Reeve (
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affair — 1 Affair, business, concern, matter, thing come into comparison only when they are little more than vague or general terms meaning something done or dealt with. Some or rarely all are used interchangeably in certain similar collocations such as… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
affair — noun 1 event/situation ADJECTIVE ▪ whole ▪ She saw the whole affair as a great joke. ▪ glittering, grand ▪ I knew that the wedding would be a grand affair. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
affair — noun (C) 1 affairs (plural) a) public or political events and activities: world affairs | They were accused of interfering in China s internal affairs. | the exclusion of women from public affairs | foreign affairs (=political events in other… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
State and Local Affairs — ▪ 1997 Introduction States continued to be at the centre of national debates on public policy during 1996. The U.S. Congress, reacting in part to successful experimentation by a number of states, enacted a historic welfare reform measure… … Universalium
affair — [[t]əfe͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ affairs 1) N SING: the N If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair. The government has mishandled the whole affair... The affair began when… … English dictionary
affair — /euh fair /, n. 1. anything done or to be done; anything requiring action or effort; business; concern: an affair of great importance. 2. affairs, matters of commercial or public interest or concern; the transactions of public or private business … Universalium
affair */*/*/ — UK [əˈfeə(r)] / US [əˈfer] noun Word forms affair : singular affair plural affairs 1) affairs [plural] events and activities relating to the government, politics, economy etc of a country, region, or the world a public affairs consultant a… … English dictionary
affair — af|fair W1S2 [əˈfeə US əˈfer] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(public/political activities)¦ 2¦(event)¦ 3¦(relationship)¦ 4¦(object)¦ 5 be somebody s affair ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: afaire, from à faire to do ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
affair — af|fair [ ə fer ] noun *** ▸ 1 political events ▸ 2 events in personal life ▸ 3 shocking event ▸ 4 sexual relationship ▸ 5 event, situation, etc. ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) affairs plural events and activities relating to the government, politics, economy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
affair — /əˈfɛə / (say uh fair) noun 1. anything done or to be done; that which requires action or effort; business; concern: an affair of great moment; the affairs of state. 2. (plural) matters of interest or concern; particular doings or interests: put… …
