'state of affairs' definitions:

Definition of 'state of affairs'

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noun
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 [syn: situation, state of affairs]

Synonyms of 'state of affairs'

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