foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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In 2018, Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad, a Yezidi woman who survived ISIS atrocities, asked Turkey's foreign minister to stop airstrikes on Sinjar. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 Goff has had a storied political career and has served as foreign minister, a Labour Party leader and mayor of Auckland. Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025 Reuters — Lesotho’s foreign minister said on Wednesday he was shocked and insulted by US President Donald Trump saying nobody has heard of the African country, and invited him to come visit. Reuters, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025 Now as Santokhi seeks reelection— and his foreign minister, Albert Ramdin, vies for the top job at the Organization of American States — the country’s economy is growing, inflation is receding and public debt is on the decline, according to the International Monetary Fund. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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