foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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The foreign minister’s comments were confusing, but his deputy elucidated them in much clearer terms about the government’s self-conception. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025 Poland’s foreign minister has suggested that NATO states should consider imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine to protect the alliance’s territory and people from Russian drones. Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025 The Arab-Islamic summit gathered leaders and foreign ministers from the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, including representatives from Iran, Pakistan, Malaysia, Iraq, Palestine, and Gulf states. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025 Poland's foreign minister Sikorski said Russia had tried to test NATO's reactions by small escalations without prompting a full-scale response. Brendan Cole shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreign minister

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

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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 19 Sep. 2025.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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