foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

Examples of foreign minister in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, Rodríguez is already signaling an interest in working with Washington, despite some of her public rhetoric, tapping former opposition aide Oliver Blanco as foreign minister. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Tedros, an ethnic Tigrayan, served as Ethiopia’s foreign minister and health minister when the Tigray People’s Liberation Front dominated the country’s ruling coalition. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

After losing the 1999 election, Netanyahu returned to government in 2002 as foreign minister and later served as finance minister. — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Less than two decades later, the bond was tested by a scandal known as the XYZ Affair, in which France’s foreign minister, Talleyrand, demanded bribes from American envoys to Paris. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for foreign minister

• administer
• sinister

Kids Definition

foreign minister

noun

: a government minister for foreign affairs