Definition

Noun: - Home Affairs / Internal Affairs: Refers to the administrative, security, and political matters within a country, typically handled by a specific government ministry or department. It concerns domestic governance, public administration, and internal security.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bộ Nội vụ chịu trách nhiệm về hành chính công. (The Ministry of Home Affairs is responsible for public administration.)
  • Đó là vấn đề thuộc phạm vi nội vụ của quốc gia. (That is a matter within the country's internal affairs.)
  • Công tác nội vụ địa phương được tăng cường. (Local internal affairs work has been strengthened.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is most commonly used in an official, governmental, or organizational context to describe internal management and domestic policy, as opposed to foreign affairs ().
• It can sometimes refer to the internal matters of an organization or institution, though this is less common than the national-level usage.

Variants and Related Words

• Bộ Nội vụ (n): Ministry of Home Affairs / Ministry of Internal Affairs. The specific government ministry.
  • Ông ấy là Bộ trưởng Bộ Nội vụ. (He is the Minister of Home Affairs.)

Synonyms

• Internal matters: Issues concerning the inside of a country or organization.
• Domestic affairs: Matters pertaining to a nation's own territory and population.

Related Idioms

• While itself is a formal term and not typically used in idioms, it is central to the phrase:
  • "can thiệp vào nội vụ": to interfere in internal/domestic affairs.

    • Các nước không nên can thiệp vào nội vụ của nhau. (Countries should not interfere in each other's internal affairs.)

noun

1. home affairs