foreign minister

noun

Synonyms of foreign ministernext
: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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The European Union's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said before chairing a meeting of EU and Gulf foreign ministers via video link Thursday that the talks would look at how Ukraine's experience can help countries counter Iranian drones. Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026 Muasher, the former Jordanian foreign minister, argued that the strategic difficulty of defeating and replacing the Iranian regime may prove too confounding for a trigger-happy White House that seems more invested in the spectacle of victory than in the complex project of building peace. Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026 On Wednesday, Iran’s foreign minister called Qatar and France. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026 The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said before chairing a meeting of EU and Gulf foreign ministers via video link Thursday that the talks would look at how Ukraine’s experience can help countries counter Iranian drones. Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreign minister

Word History

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 10 Mar. 2026.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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