foreign minister

noun

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: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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Sybiha, the Ukrainian foreign minister, said in April that the country’s weapons factories meet up to 75% of its military’s needs. Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Kazem Gharibabadi, a senior negotiator and deputy foreign minister, denied any talks had been scheduled, in comments published by IRNA. Alexander Smith, NBC news, 29 June 2026 Kenya’s foreign minister flew to Moscow in March to demand that Russia stop recruiting Kenyans, describing the pipeline bringing Kenyan citizens to Russia as a human trafficking ring. Max Saltman, CNN Money, 28 June 2026 The top negotiators are Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf an Iranian politician and former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps brigadier general, who has served as Iran’s Speaker of the Parliament since 2020. Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreign minister

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 5 Jul. 2026.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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