foreign affairs

plural noun

: matters having to do with international relations and with the interests of the home country in foreign countries compare internal affairs

Examples of foreign affairs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The floated consideration of the legislation comes after Jeffries opposed an amendment to an annual foreign affairs spending bill that aimed to cut off aid to Israel back in July, a measure more than 100 Democrats supported. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026

Elizabeth Shackelford is a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune and a distinguished lecturer with the Dickey Center at Dartmouth College. — Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Russia's ministry of foreign affairs posted on X that preparations for overseas voting in Russia’s State Duma elections are nearly complete. — Chris Massaro , Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Nigeria’s minister of state for foreign affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, hosted South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola in the country’s capital, Abuja, in July to discuss the recurring attacks. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 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