extracurricular duties; foreign affairs
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
matters outside one's regular duties; non-job-related affairs
Refers to tasks or responsibilities that fall outside one's primary job description or official capacity.
He only focuses on his own job and never bothers with external affairs.
Handling these non-job-related matters took up a lot of his time.
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Too many extraneous duties have affected his main job.
noun
foreign affairs; diplomatic matters involving other countries
formalCommonly used in governmental, diplomatic, or corporate contexts. Often appears in specific compounds like 外务省 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) or 外务大臣 (Minister of Foreign Affairs).
He is responsible for handling the company's foreign affairs.
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement.
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In the late Qing Dynasty, there was a Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs attended the international conference.