foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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Adding to the general uncertainty over how a day of high-stakes diplomacy might unfold, Zelensky is sitting down with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the capital, Ankara, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in southern Turkey for an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers. Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 15 May 2025 Ukraine, which did not agree to the May 8-10 ceasefire, has also accused Russia of violating its own truce, with the Ukrainian foreign minister calling it a farce. Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025 In recent months, U.S. officials have been negotiating with various countries willing to accept individuals deported from the U.S. Earlier this week, Rwanda's foreign minister mentioned that his country is in discussions with Washington about accepting deportees. Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 May 2025 The meeting were attended by Indian defense minister and foreign minister. Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreign minister

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foreign minister was in 1678

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“Foreign minister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20minister. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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