foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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Earlier this week Ukraine’s foreign minister said that in June alone, Russia launched over 330 missiles, including nearly 80 ballistic missiles, 5,000 combat drones, and 5,000 gliding bombs against Ukraine. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 July 2025 Bargaining Chips Officially, Russia's military objectives remain unchanged since Putin outlined a peace plan in June of last year and later reiterated to Newsweek by Russia's former ambassador to the U.S. and foreign minister. Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025 On Wednesday, Trump announced that U.S. and Iranian officials would meet this week to discuss a potential nuclear deal, but Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, quickly denied that any meeting would occur. Arkansas Online, 30 June 2025 The idea that a former foreign minister would involve them in a political plot has stunned Colombians and raised alarms about democratic backsliding. Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreign minister

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 8 Jul. 2025.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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