#state_of_affairs__situation  the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt
  supertype:  #state  the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
  subtype:  #acceptance.state_of_affairs  the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club"
     subtype:  #currency.acceptance__vogue  a current state of general acceptance and use
     subtype:  #acknowledgement__recognition__acknowledgment  the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
     subtype:  #favorable_reception__approval__favourable_reception  acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval"
        subtype:  #appro  (British abbreviation) "he accepted it on appro"
     subtype:  #acceptation  acceptance as true or valid
     subtype:  #contentedness__contentednes  the state of being contented with your situation in life; "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content"
     subtype:  #acquiescence  acceptance without protest
     subtype:  #eligibility.acceptance  the state of being eligible
     subtype:  #welcome.acceptance  the state of being welcome; "don't outstay your welcome"
  subtype:  #challenge.state_of_affairs  a demanding or stimulating situation; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"
  subtype:  #childlessness__childlessnes  the condition of being without offspring
  subtype:  #complication.state_of_affairs  a situation or condition that is complex or confused: "her coming was a serious complication"
  subtype:  #conflict_of_interest  a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests
  subtype:  #crisis  an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"
     subtype:  #Dunkirk  a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat; "the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there"
     subtype:  #exigency  a pressing or urgent situation: "the health-care exigency"
     subtype:  #critical_point__juncture__crossroads  a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"
        subtype:  #criticality  a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining
           subtype:  #flash_point.criticality__flashpoint  point at which something is ready to blow up
  subtype:  #crowding  a situation in which people or things are crowded together; "he didn't like the crowding on the beach"
     subtype:  #over-crowding__congestion  excessive crowding; "traffic congestion"
  subtype:  #crunch.state_of_affairs  a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch"
  subtype:  #disequilibrium  loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others
     subtype:  #imbalance__instability__unbalance  a state of disequilibrium (as may occur in cases of inner ear disease)
  subtype:  #element.state_of_affairs  the situation in which you are happiest and most effective; "in your element"
  subtype:  #environment  the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his livingroom"
     subtype:  #context__circumstance  the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"
     subtype:  #ecology  the environment as it relates to living organisms; "it changed the ecology of the island"
     subtype:  #scope__setting  the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"
        subtype:  #canvas.scope__canvass  the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history;" "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
        subtype:  #showcase__show_window  a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect; "it was a showcase for democracy in Africa"
     subtype:  #home.environment  an environment offering affection and security; "home is where the heart is"; "he grew up in a good Christian home"; "there's no place like home"
     subtype:  #milieu__surroundings  the environmental condition
     subtype:  #sphere.environment__domain__area__field__orbit  a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"
        subtype:  #distaff.orbit  the sphere of work by women
        subtype:  #front.orbit  a sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts"
        subtype:  #realm__kingdom__land  a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"
           subtype:  #lotusland__lotus_land__lotusland  an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence
        subtype:  #lap.orbit  an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in my lap"
           subtype:  #lap_of_the_gods  beyond human control or responsibility; "there is nothing more I can do; it's in the lap of the gods now"
        subtype:  #political_arena__politicalarena__political_sphere__politicalsphere  a sphere of intense political activity
        subtype:  #preserve  a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve"
        subtype:  #province__responsibility  the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself"
     subtype:  #street.environment  the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction; "she tried to keep her children off the street"
  subtype:  #equilibrium  a stable situation in which forces cancel one another
     subtype:  #balance  a state of equilibrium
        subtype:  #tension.balance  a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature); "there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history"
        subtype:  #electrolyte_balance__electrolytebalance  an equilibrium between the amounts of electrolytes (as calcium and sodium and potassium) that is essential for normal health and functioning
        subtype:  #nitrogen_balance  the balance between the amount of nitrogen taken in (to the soil or the body) and the amount given off (lost or excreted)
     subtype:  #balance_of_power  an equilibrium of power between nations
     subtype:  #dynamic_balance__dynamicbalance  (aeronautics) the state of equilibrium in which centrifugal forces due to a rotating mass (e.g., a propeller) do not produce force in the shaft and so vibration is reduced
     subtype:  #homeostasis__homeostasi  metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
     subtype:  #poise.equilibrium  a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
     subtype:  #thermal_equilibrium__thermalequilibrium  a state in which all parts of a system are at the same temperature
  subtype:  #exclusion  the state of being excluded
     subtype:  #banishment.exclusion__ostracism  the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
     subtype:  #debarment.exclusion  the state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices)
  subtype:  #goldfish_bowl__fish_bowl__fishbowl  a state of affairs in which you have no privacy; "the president lives in a goldfish bowl"
  subtype:  #hotbed.state_of_affairs  a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad); "it was a hotbed of vice"
  subtype:  #hot_potato__hotpotato  a difficult situation; "he dropped the topic like a hot potato"
  subtype:  #how-do-you-do__how-d'ye-do  an awkward situation; "that's a fine how-d'ye-do"
  subtype:  #embroilment__imbroglio  an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
  subtype:  #inclusion.state_of_affairs  the state of being included
     subtype:  #embrace  the state of taking in or encircling; "an island in the embrace of the sea"
     subtype:  #encompassment  including entirely
  subtype:  #Mexican_standoff  a situation in which no one can emerge as a clear winner
  subtype:  #nightmare.state_of_affairs__incubus  a situation resembling a terrifying dream
  subtype:  #straits__strait__pass__strait  a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
     subtype:  #desperate_straits__desperatestrait__dire_straits  a state of extreme distress
  subtype:  #picture.state_of_affairs__scene  a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable" or "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"
     subtype:  #picture.typification  a typical example of some state or quality; "the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair"
  subtype:  #prison__prison_house  a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
  subtype:  #purgatory  a temporary condition of torment or suffering: "a purgatory of drug abuse"
  subtype:  #rejection.state_of_affairs  the state of being rejected
     subtype:  #renunciation__apostasy__defection  the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
     subtype:  #disfavor__disfavour  the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king"
     subtype:  #censure__exclusion  the state of being excommunicated
  subtype:  #size_of_it__size  (informal) the actual state of affairs; "that's the size of the situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of it"
  subtype:  #status_quo  the existing state of affairs
  subtype:  #swamp.state_of_affairs  a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables; "he was trapped in a medical swamp"
  subtype:  #thing.state_of_affairs  a special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"
  subtype:  #tinderbox.state_of_affairs  a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence; "the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe"
  subtype:  #urgency.state_of_affairs  an urgent situation calling for prompt action; "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs"

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