affairs

English Thesaurus

1. transactions of professional or public interest (noun.act)

hypernym	:	dealing, dealings, transaction,
definition	:	the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	international affairs, world affairs,
definition	:	affairs between nations (noun.act)

hyponym	:	politics,
definition	:	the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government (noun.act)

2. matters of personal concern (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	concern,
definition	:	something that interests you because it is important or affects you (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	dirty laundry, dirty linen,
definition	:	personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public (noun.cognition)