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

Paramount contends that the foreign investments do not pose national security, law enforcement, foreign policy or trade policy concerns. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

His family enterprises are already intertwined with the White House’s foreign policy. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026

These ideas, once marginal, are now central to American foreign policy. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Nowhere is the hollowness of Russian foreign policy more visible than in Ukraine. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for foreign policy

• impolicy