(in South Africa) a matter defined as being specific to a particular ethnic group, and controlled by that group through a chamber of the tricameral parliament.
〈史〉（南非）（通过三分议会的某一院由某一种族族群自行处理的）种族内部事务
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Since welfare became an ‘own affair’ in the tricameral parliament, the House of Delegates has trebled its number of professional social work staff.
If the State President decides that a given matter is an ‘own affair’ of a particular House, he will refer it to that House for final legislative determination.