Wiktionary
n. (context idiomatic English) A specific situation; a set of circumstances.
WordNet
n. 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]
Wikipedia
The state of affairs is the combination of circumstances applying within a society or group at a particular time. The current state of affairs may be considered acceptable by many observers, but not necessarily by all. The state of affairs may present a challenge, or be complicated, or contain a conflict of interest. The status quo represents the existing state of affairs. Unresolved difficulties or disagreements concerning the state of affairs can provoke a crisis. Dispute resolution is naturally desired, and naturally provided, by forms of inclusive social interaction, such as consensus decision-making, which adapt, but not conveniently, from a family or tribal model to encompass a global scope. Current knowledge and discussion about the state of affairs is communicated through the media.
State of Affairs is the twentieth studio album by the band Kool & the Gang, released in 1996 following a three-year gap between albums. J.T. Taylor came back as lead singer for the album, bringing high reviews from critics, but the album seemed to go unnoticed commercially.
State of Affairs is a five-way split album released in 2004. It was put out as a joint release by two Australian independent labels, Pee Records and Commonbond Records. The release features the bands: Miles Away, The Amity Affliction, Perish the Thought, Hi End Audio and Away from Now.
In philosophy, a state of affairs , also known as a situation, is a way the actual world must be in order to make some given proposition about the actual world true; in other words, a state of affairs (situation) is a truth-maker, whereas a proposition is a truth-bearer. Whereas states of affairs (situations) either obtain or fail-to-obtain, propositions are either true or false.
State of Affairs may refer to:
- State of affairs (sociology)
- State of affairs (philosophy)
- State of Affairs (Kool & the Gang album), 1996
- State of Affairs (split album), a five-way split album released in 2004
- State of Affairs (TV series), a TV series which made its debut in fall of 2014
State of Affairs is an American espionage thriller series created by Alexi Hawley, which premiered on NBC on November 17, 2014, during the 2014–15 American television season. The series stars Katherine Heigl as CIA analyst Charleston Tucker, who is tasked with assembling and presenting the President's Daily Briefing on the most vital security issues facing the country, and Alfre Woodard as the first black woman to be elected President of the United States, Constance Payton. After one season, NBC canceled State of Affairs.
Usage examples of "state of affairs".
Give them one more and they will use the current state of affairs to hunt all of us down.
Compare that with our modern state of affairs pervaded by iron everywhere.
Which, for Ruth as for Jeremy, was a most unusual state of affairs.