state+of+affairs

  • 31state — statable, stateable, adj. /stayt/, n., adj., v., stated, stating. n. 1. the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health. 2. the condition of matter with respect to structure, form,… …

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  • 32state — 1 /steIt/ noun 1 CONDITION (C) the mental, emotional, or physical condition that someone or something is in at a particular time: Frankly I wouldn t trust his emotional state right now. | Water exists in three states: liquid, gaseous, and solid.… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33state — state1 [ steıt ] noun *** 1. ) count usually singular the condition of something at a particular time: the state of: We re collecting data on the state of the environment. a state of: The country is drifting into a state of chaos. a sorry state ( …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 34state — I UK [steɪt] / US noun Word forms state : singular state plural states *** 1) [countable, usually singular] the condition of something at a particular time the state of: We re collecting data on the state of the environment. a state of: The… …

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  • 35State of the Future — Infobox Journal title = State of the Future editor = Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon discipline = Futures studies language = English publisher = World Federation of United Nations Associations frequency = Yearly history = 1997 to… …

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  • 36state — noun 1》 the condition of someone or something.     ↘a physical condition as regards internal or molecular form or structure.     ↘(a state) informal an agitated, disorderly, or dirty condition. 2》 a nation or territory considered as an organized… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 37state — Synonyms and related words: Babylonian splendor, Everyman, John Doe, Kreis, Public, affirm, air, allege, ally, announce, annunciate, archbishopric, archdiocese, archduchy, archdukedom, argue, arrondissement, articulate, assert, assever,… …

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  • 38affairs — Synonyms and related words: accord, activities, activity, addition, adjunct, affair, affiliation, affinity, alliance, approximation, assemblage, association, bag, bond, business, circumstances, closeness, combination, commerce, concern,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 39state — n 1. condition, stage, phase; situation, circumstance, state of affairs; form, shape. 2. predicament, scrape, plight, quandary, dilemma, fix, corner, pinch, Inf. pickle. 3. standing, rank, status, place, position, estate, station, place, footing; …

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  • 40State Post Bureau — 国家邮政局 Agency overview Formed 1949 Superseding agency State Post Bureau of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Jurisdiction …

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