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Meaning of "External Affairs" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
External Affairs is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Foreign policy

A country's foreign policy, also called the foreign relations policy, consists of self-interest strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests and to achieve its goals within international relations milieu. The approaches are strategically employed to interact with other countries. The study of such strategies is called foreign policy analysis. In recent times, due to the deepening level of globalization and transnational activities, the states will also have to interact with non-state actors. The aforementioned interaction is evaluated and monitored in attempts to maximize benefits of multilateral international cooperation. Since the national interests are paramount, foreign policies are designed by the government through high-level decision making processes. National interests accomplishment can occur as a result of peaceful cooperation with other nations, or through exploitation. Usually, creating foreign policy is the job of the head of government and the foreign minister. In some countries the legislature also has considerable effects.

Definition of External Affairs in the English dictionary

The definition of External Affairs in the dictionary is the Canadian federal Foreign Affairs department.

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

affairs
airs
backstairs
below stairs
body repairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs
cross hairs
current affairs
Department of External Affairs
downstairs
foreign affairs
musical chairs
pairs
public affairs
running repairs
shoe repairs
split hairs
stairs
state of affairs
upstairs

Synonyms and antonyms of External Affairs in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «External Affairs» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Find out the translation of External Affairs to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of External Affairs from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «External Affairs» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

对外事务
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Asuntos exteriores
570 millions of speakers

English

External Affairs
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विदेश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشؤون الخارجية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Отдел внешних связей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Relações Exteriores
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিদেশী বিষয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Affaires extérieures
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hal Ehwal Luar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

External Affairs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

渉外
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외부 업무
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

External Affairs
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

ngoại giao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளியுறவு விவகாரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परराष्ट्र व्यवहार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dış ilişkiler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

affari Esteri
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Spraw Zagranicznych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Відділ зовнішніх зв´язків
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

afaceri externe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Εξωτερικές υποθέσεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

buitelandse Sake
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

yttre förbindelser
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

External Affairs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of External Affairs

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTERNAL AFFAIRS»

The term «External Affairs» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.681 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTERNAL AFFAIRS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «External Affairs» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «External Affairs» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about External Affairs

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXTERNAL AFFAIRS»

Discover the use of External Affairs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to External Affairs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Canada's Department of External Affairs, Volume 1: The Early ...
After an introductory chapter dealing with the conduct of external relations before 1909, the book examines three distinct phases of the department's development.
John Hilliker, 1990
2
Canada's Department of External Affairs, Volume 2: Coming of ...
The second volume of the official history of the Department of External Affairs, Coming of Age covers a period of remarkable expansion and achievement in Canadian external relations.
John Hilliker, 1995
3
An Inside Look at External Affairs During the Trudeau Years: ...
The book surveys a wide range of bilateral and multilateral issues, weaves together an intriguing cast of national and international characters, and offers important insights into the making of foreign policy from a ministerial perspective.
Mark MacGuigan, P. Whitney Lackenbauer, 2002
4
External Affairs Review
STATEMENTS MADE IN NEW ZEALAND UNITED STATES CHEESE QUOTAS Statement by the Prime Minister, 7 January "It is a matter of some satisfaction to the Government that the United States Administration has now almost doubled our ...
5
Turkey Before and After Ataturk: Internal and External Affairs
This book examines Turkey's unstable and contradictory modern history, as Turks are faced with joining the West and preserving their own culture and the emergence of Islamicism contributes to the question of safety
Sylvia Kedourie, 2012
6
External affairs: cross-border relations
India's foreign relations with South Asia in post-independence era.
Jyotindra Nath Dixit, Shailendra K. Singh, 2003
7
Foreign Policy Decision-making in Nigeria
The role of the Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in terms of its international trade relations functions, had a formalized and routinized relationship with the Ministry of External Affairs. Officials of the Federal Ministry of Commerce and ...
Ufot Bassey Inamete, 2001
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The High Court and the Constitution
He said (at 260): Implicit in the requirement that a law be capable of being reasonably considered to be appropriate and adapted to achieving what is said to provide it with the character of a law with respect to external affairs is a need for there ...
Leslie Zines, 2008
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Aid and Ebb Tide: A History of CIDA and Canadian Development ...
Ministers Responsible for Canada's Development Assistance Lester Pearson, Secretary of State for External Affairs, 1948-57 Clarence Decatur Howe, Minister of Trade and Commerce, 1948 57 Sidney Smith, Secretary of State for External ...
David R. Morrison, 1998
10
Discovering the Americas: The Evolution of Canadian Foreign ...
Records of Department of External Affairs, NAC, Letter from the Canadian Ambassador to Cuba to the Secretary of State for External Affairs, 'Fidel Castro,' RG 86-87-414, vol. 5-Int-139, file 10224-40, part 6, 2 April 1959, 1-5. Ibid., 6. Ibid., 7.
James Rochlin, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXTERNAL AFFAIRS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term External Affairs is used in the context of the following news items.
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Terror to figure among other issues in Modi-Sharif talk
Speaking to a TV channel here, External Affairs spokesman Vikas Swarup said the leaders will discuss all major issues. “Yes, all the key issues ... «The Shillong Times, Jul 15»
2
Narendra Modi, Ashraf Ghani hold talks at Ufa
PM @narendramodi with President @ashrafghani of Afghanistan," tweeted external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup here. Stay on ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
3
Vyapam scam: Probe going to CBI is a relief for Chouhan but makes …
... including the favours shown to him by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, and his business deals with Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje. «Firstpost, Jul 15»
4
Head of Media Relations and External Affairs
Reporting to MD and Group External Communications Director to lead a team and agency support across proactive media relations, reputation ... «CorpComms Magazine, Jul 15»
5
India needs to better its sad state of external affairs of diplomats
When Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers of my father's vintage (the 1950s) got married, their salaries were increased by Rs 40. What that ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
6
External Affairs Committee to visit Kerala capital
The External Affairs Committee (EAC) of Parliament, chaired by Shashi Tharoor, MP, will visit here tomorrow as part of their tour to three states. «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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External Affairs Committee of Parliament to tour State
The External Affairs Committee of Parliament, which will begin a two-day tour of the State from Monday, will hold an evaluation of the ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
External affairs ministry wants drivers for Audi, Mercedes, BMW and …
The external affairs ministry is hunting for a fleet of 300 private limousines and vans and a band of trained, courteous drivers who it can trust to ... «ABP Live, Jul 15»
9
Ministry of External Affairs asks diplomats to ensure welfare of …
NEW DELHI: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has asked its diplomats to ensure welfare of domestic helps taken abroad from India and follow ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
10
Academics Soon as Ministry of External Affairs Consultants
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs( MEA) has put out advertisements for recruiting academics as consultants for conducting research ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»

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