matters of state
Example Sentences
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Her attention was directed instead to matters of state, where she transformed the empire radically.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
As attorney general, the chief legal adviser to the government, Braverman dealt with highly sensitive matters of state.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2024
Later in April, Iranians voted to become an Islamic Republic, a Shiite theocracy with Khomeini as the country’s first supreme leader, with final say on all matters of state.
From Washington Times • Feb. 11, 2023
He told The Washington Post that the subject of the yacht would have inevitably come up between the queen and the prime minister, who met once a week to discuss matters of state.
From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2022
When their talk touched on matters of state, it was in low tones, for the king never failed in his discretion.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
