foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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On Thursday afternoon Frederiksen emerged and, flanked by her foreign minister and her defense minister, made a statement. Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2025 After Frederiksen's conversation with Trump, Denmark's foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen called a meeting for members of the foreign policy committee, per Reuters. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 In a December visit to Damascus, Ukraine's foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha announced a gift of 500 tons of flour and said his country was ready to offer more. Mirna Alrached, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping has the tightest grip on power here since Mao Zedong, and has carried out an internal campaign against corruption that, during Burns’ term alone, saw a foreign minister and two defense ministers expelled from their positions and the public eye. Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 11 Jan. 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 22 Jan. 2025.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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