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

While candidates spent some time debating foreign policy and domestic issues, including insurance costs, Social Security, taxes, stock trading and ethics, the bulk of the forum focused on Israel and antisemitism. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Combined, the three accounts represented a secret foreign policy negotiated by Kushner with the leaders of Israel, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. — Matthew Cole, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026

According to a Kremlin transcript, Putin's senior foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov said that the Russian leader told Witkoff that Moscow was prepared, in principle, to resume the talks in early November. — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

And Janney wonders aloud how much the shooting and possibly sexist concerns about whether Grace is tough enough to get back to work might influence her more aggressive foreign policy. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for foreign policy

• impolicy