foreign policy

noun

: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states

Examples of foreign policy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That critique of American foreign policy – that US high-mindedness and democratic idealism conceal naked corporate interests – persisted through the Cold War and into the 21st Century. —Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026

The occasion was the pope’s annual audience with the Vatican diplomatic corps, which traditionally amounts to his yearly foreign policy address. —Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026

Sixty-seven percent of Republicans — and 45% of independents — think American foreign policy should focus on enriching America and its citizens, while only 29% of Democrats polled believe so. —Nick Spicer, NPR, 9 Jan. 2026

But the president’s foreign policy has been at the forefront lately. —Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for foreign policy

• impolicy