foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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Poland’s foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, said in a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal. Serge Schmemann, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024 The prime minister of Qatar spoke on the phone with the Iranian foreign minister and expressed grave concern about the escalation in the region after the Israeli strike. Barak Ravid, Axios, 26 Oct. 2024 Hong-Kyun is the South Korean ‘first foreign minister’, who last week summoned the Russian ambassador to Seoul to register South Korea’s displeasure at the news that up to 12,000 North Korean soldiers are in or on their way to Russia to fight in Ukraine. Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 Diplomatic efforts gained momentum in recent months after the two countries’ foreign ministers met in July and agreed to step up talks to ease the border tensions. Reuters, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024 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 5 Nov. 2024.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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