practical affairs

  • 1practical — practicality, practicalness, n. /prak ti keuhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to practice or action: practical mathematics. 2. consisting of, involving, or resulting from practice or action: a practical application of a rule. 3. of, pertaining to, or …

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  • 2practical — prac•ti•cal [[t]ˈpræk tɪ kəl[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to or concerned with practice or action: practical mathematics[/ex] 2) consisting of, involving, or resulting from practice or action: a practical application of a rule[/ex] 3) adapted or… …

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  • 3practical — /ˈpræktɪkəl / (say praktikuhl) adjective 1. relating to practice or action: practical mathematics. 2. consisting of, involving, or resulting from practice or action: a practical application of a rule. 3. relating to or connected with the ordinary …

  • 4Practical idealism — is a term whose earliest recorded use was by Mahatma Gandhi ( Gandhi Marg 2002). It describes a philosophy which holds it to be an ethical imperative to implement ideals of virtue or good. It further holds it to be equally immoral to either… …

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  • 5affairs — n. pl. 1. Administration, public business, matters of state, relations, practical concerns, active relations, matters of action. 2. Finances, estate, business, property, pecuniary relations …

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  • 6Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …

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  • 7Civil affairs — (CA) is a term used by both the United Nations and by military institutions (such as the US military), but for different purposes in each case. Contents 1 United Nations Civil Affairs 2 US Military Civil Affairs 2.1 History of US Military Civil… …

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  • 8Civil Affairs — (CA) is a term used by both the United Nations and by military institutions (such as the US military), but for different purposes in each case. United Nations Civil AffairsThe UN uses the term Civil Affairs differently to other, mainly military,… …

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  • 9United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs — The UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) [http://disarmament.un.org] promotes the goal of nuclear disarmament and non proliferation and the strengthening of the disarmament regimes in respect to other weapons of mass destruction, chemical… …

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  • 10ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… …

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