Definition of affair

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Affair (n.) That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the plural. At the head of affairs. Junius..

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Executive :: Executive (a.) Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect; as, executive talent; qualifying for, concerned with, or pertaining to, the execution of the laws or the conduct of affairs; as, executive power or authority; executive duties, officer, department, etc..
Dexterity :: Dexterity (n.) Readiness in the use or control of the mental powers; quickness and skill in managing any complicated or difficult affair; adroitness.
Protectorate :: Protectorate (n.) The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs..
Spiritualism :: Spiritual (n.) A spiritual function, office, or affair. See Spirituality, 2..
Egotist :: Egotist (n.) One addicted to egotism; one who speaks much of himself or magnifies his own achievements or affairs.
Derange :: Derange (v. t.) To put out of place, order, or rank; to disturb the proper arrangement or order of; to throw into disorder, confusion, or embarrassment; to disorder; to disarrange; as, to derange the plans of a commander, or the affairs of a nation..
Deal :: Deal (v. i.) To conduct one's self; to behave or act in any affair or towards any one; to treat.
Drop :: Drop (v. i.) To come to an end; to cease; to pass out of mind; as, the affair dropped..
Demur :: Demur (v. i.) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
Intermeddle :: Intermeddle (v. i.) To meddle with the affairs of others; to meddle officiously; to interpose or interfere improperly; to mix or meddle with.
Maritime :: Maritime (a.) Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine; pertaining to navigation and naval affairs, or to shipping and commerce by sea..
Huswife :: Huswife (n.) A female housekeeper; a woman who manages domestic affairs; a thirfty woman.
Thriftless :: Thriftless (a.) Without thrift; not prudent or prosperous in money affairs.
Defensor :: Defensor (n.) The patron of a church; an officer having charge of the temporal affairs of a church.
Embarrass :: Embarrass (v. t.) To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to incumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands; -- said of a person or his affairs; as, a man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements..
Case :: Case (n.) That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event; an instance; a circumstance, or all the circumstances; condition; state of things; affair; as, a strange case; a case of injustice; the case of the Indian tribes..
Procuration :: Procuration (n.) The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy.
Domestically :: Domestically (adv.) In a domestic manner; privately; with reference to domestic affairs.
Voluntary :: Voluntary (n.) One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer.
Civil :: Civil (a.) Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from military, ecclesiastical, or official state..
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