foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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Jordan's current foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, told State TV that the expulsion of Palestinians to the country would be a breach of Jordan's historic peace treaty with Israel and seen as a declaration of war. Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025 Why? Claude Joseph, the foreign minister and acting prime minister at that time, declared a state of siege and imposed martial law. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025 Rubio’s first official engagement with the Quad foreign ministers signals the Trump administration’s focus on the alliance that first began in 2007, as well as broader efforts to combat China. Sarakshi Rai, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025 Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa will also attend the inauguration, according to his office, along with India’s external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Japan’s foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya. Chantelle Lee, TIME, 20 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 Feb. 2025.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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