foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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What People Are Saying The Kremlin targeted Ukrainian cities and civilians in retaliation for Kyiv's audacious drone raid on multiple Russian air bases on Sunday, Ukraine's foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha‎, said in a post to social media on Friday. Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025 Israel’s deputy foreign minister, Sharren Haskel, defended the distribution effort and said Israel would continue to support it. Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 3 June 2025 Taiwan’s foreign minister, Lin Chia-lung, said on Monday that Mr. Lim was chosen for his human rights work and international exchange experience. Ephrat Livni, New York Times, 21 May 2025 The Turkish foreign minister said Russia and Ukraine have agreed in principle to come together again after Friday's talks in Istanbul, which lasted for 1 hour and 50 minutes. Jon Haworth, ABC News, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreign minister

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foreign minister was in 1678

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“Foreign minister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20minister. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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