Internal affairs
State and internal affairs are semantically related. In some cases you can use "State" instead a noun phrase "Internal affairs".
State
State noun - A body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government.
Internal affairs and state are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Internal affairs" instead a noun "State".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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In The Departed, The Massachusets State Police just is lucky enough to appoint the resident snitch of The Irish Mob as their internal affairs officer.
Source: Internal Affairs - An announcer at the Academy Awards ceremony went as far as to state that it was adapted from a Japanese film called "Internal Affairs".
- Why, "I'm the first female State Secretary for Internal Affairs and this is my first term of office", of course!
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State and Internal affairs. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/internal_affairs/state
Internal affairs & State. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/internal_affairs/state>.
State or Internal affairs. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/internal_affairs/state.
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