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 The president’s main foreign policy initiatives include closer security cooperation with the U.S. and Japan, and taking a tough line with North Korea. Soo-Hyang Choi, Fortune Asia, 9 May 2024 From urban politics to foreign policy, the idea of Muslim homophobia has become a tool to shore up the political hardline. TIME, 7 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for foreign policy 

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Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of foreign policy was in 1804

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“Foreign policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20policy. Accessed 18 May. 2024.

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