Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
matters of personal concern;
- Example: "get his affairs in order"[syn: personal business, personal matters, affairs]
2. transactions of professional or public interest;
- Example: "news of current affairs"
- Example: "great affairs of state"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
affairs
n 1: matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order"
[syn: personal business, personal matters, affairs]
2: transactions of professional or public interest; "news of
current affairs"; "great affairs of state"