international affairs
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3.6
- noun
- /ˌɪntərˈnæʃənl əˈfɛrz/
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asuntos internacionales
- Are we entitled to a leadership role in international affairs, and if so, how and why?
- international affairs budget
- politics and international affairs
- role in international affairs
LA appointed the first deputy mayor for international affairs.
- LA appointed the first deputy mayor for international affairs.
- That was the place on that campus to go if you had any interest in international affairs or domestic issues.
- Well, so the macro, the short version is the US government is losing control over both domestic and international affairs.
Examples
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Long before the Peace of Westphalia, the Ottoman state had played an important role in Europe's international affairs.
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Public disinterest in international affairs is pervasive, abetted by the drastically shrinking media coverage of foreign events.
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No other country can match the United States' global reach in international affairs.
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Although their function is changing, states remain important in the conduct of international affairs.
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In recent years, mainland China has assumed an active role in international affairs.
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Third, the discovery of oil in the region catapulted it into the limelight of international affairs.
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As Conservative MPs gather in Westminster to decide who they will back in the leadership contest, the Prime Minister said she would not be diverted from critical international affairs.
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The conference focused on issues in international affairs and their impact on global security.
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She wrote an article discussing the role of diplomacy in international affairs between countries.
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Many students at the university study international affairs to understand global politics.
Synonyms
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3.4
Events and problems between countries that affect many people
How International
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'matters or relations involving two or more countries' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'international' (involving countries) + 'affairs' (matters or concerns). This is a common, cross-linguistic compound pattern and would be readily understood by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
The noun international affairs comes from two simple words: international meaning 'between countries' and affairs meaning 'matters' or 'business'. Picture leaders from different countries sitting at one table to deal with shared problems, and that image shows why international affairs means matters and relations involving two or more countries.