foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

Examples of foreign minister in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One was shared by Israel's foreign minister, claiming that the U.N. halved the number. Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 16 May 2024 Sergei Lavrov, the country's veteran foreign minister, will also stay in his job, the Kremlin said. Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for foreign minister 

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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 23 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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