foreign affairs

plural noun

: matters having to do with international relations and with the interests of the home country in foreign countries

Examples of foreign affairs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Elizabeth Shackelford is a senior adviser with the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune. —Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026

The Florida Republican, who chairs the House panel on foreign affairs, added that Nvidia chips are far better than anything China can make domestically. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026

Organizers say 55 ministers for economy and finance, 33 ministers for foreign affairs, 34 ministers for trade, commerce and industry, and 11 central bank governors are also expected. —CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026

The Kingdom of Denmark, however, continues to exercise control over several policy areas on behalf of Greenland, including foreign affairs, security,and financial policy, in consultation with Greenland’s Self-Rule Government. —Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for foreign affairs

• concessionaires
• affaires
• armchairs
• bulgars
• compares
• crosshairs
• declares
• despairs
• downstairs
• forbears
• forebears
• housewares