foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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Israel’s foreign minister has accused Hamas of trying to use the hostages’ bodies as leverage. Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025 That pushback included the former deputy foreign minister Sher Abbas Stanikzai, who left Afghanistan in February after publicly criticizing the ban on girls studying beyond grade six multiple times. NPR, 14 Oct. 2025 Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergey Vershinin, warned in February of a high risk of direct military confrontation between nuclear powers, and several countries, including France and Russia, are modernizing warheads and delivery systems. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025 Ghana's foreign minister, Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa, said in a Friday X post that the West African nation is not accepting Abrego Garcia. Laura Romero, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025 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 23 Oct. 2025.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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