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
It is not the first time ministers have attempted to engage the public directly in matters of state.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2024
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on all matters of state, spoke publicly about the suspected poisonings last month.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023
The reports about the decree offered no explanation for the decision by Khamenei, who has final say on all matters of state in Iran.
From Washington Times • Feb. 5, 2023
First, there was no disputing the importance of the discoveries in the New World, for the simple reason that they had become matters of state, the concern of kings.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
