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

The mass abduction at the Catholic school took place a day after a hearing on Nigeria by the US House of Representatives committee on foreign affairs. —Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025

The crown prince’s visit represents just the latest intersection of America’s foreign affairs and the president’s personal fortune. —Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2025

Whether this declaration is enforceable, Coale said the federal government controls foreign affairs like terrorism, not states, however, states are free to enforce their own laws and investigate. —Marissa Armas, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025

Yet the jets send a strong message to Russia anyway, said Oleksandr Merezhko, the chair of Ukraine's parliamentary foreign affairs committee. —Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025

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