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

Chinese ministry of foreign affairs did not respond to CNBC's request for comments. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Elizabeth Shackelford is a senior adviser with the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune. — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

But he was criticized by some for being distracted by foreign affairs, Rutter said. — ABC News, 27 June 2026

Mitchell, the chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News, announced her husband’s death in a statement. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 22 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for foreign affairs

• concessionaires
• affaires
• armchairs
• compares
• crosshairs
• declares
• despairs
• downstairs
• forbears
• forebears
• housewares
• impairs