foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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Israel's foreign minister, Gideon Saar, has since confirmed that a sixth person had now died following the shooting, per the BBC. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 What the foreign minister’s role in the process would be was unclear, but the government of President Lee Jae Myung was trying to quickly contain simmering discontent in the country about how its nationals were being treated by US law enforcement. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025 Yassine Fall, a Sonko ally who had been the foreign minister since last year, was moved to the position of justice minister. Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025 European Union foreign ministers remained sharply divided during a meeting in Copenhagen on Saturday over the war in Gaza, with some urging the bloc to exert significant economic pressure on Israel, while others firmly opposed such measures. Mrinmay Dey, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreign minister

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First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

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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 11 Sep. 2025.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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