foreign minister

noun

Synonyms of foreign ministernext
: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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The alliance includes the New Unity party of his predecessor, Evika Silina, and Baiba Braže keeps her post as foreign minister in the new administration. ABC News, 28 May 2026 The Caribbean Community has long opposed the United States’ economic embargo against Cuba and the foreign ministers reiterated that position. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026 While officials like Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the parliament speaker, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi are typically seen as the public faces of Iran and its negotiations with the US, Vahidi is likely advocating for some of Iran’s most hardline policies from behind the scenes, some experts say. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 23 May 2026 The number of distressed Ghanaians signing up to leave has risen to 800 this week, from 300 when foreign minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced the rescue plan earlier this month. Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreign minister

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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

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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