foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

Examples of foreign minister in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Active in Finnish and European politics for two decades, Stubb has served in the European Parliament and as Finland’s finance minister, foreign minister, prime minister and now its president. — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

The German and Russian foreign ministers met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly’s annual meeting last month in what was believed to be the first such face-to-face meeting since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. — Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Alexandra Hill Tinoco, the foreign minister of El Salvador, asked Monday. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Before his speech, Lavrov met with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul – the first meeting between Moscow and Berlin's foreign ministers since before the war. — CBS News, 26 Sep. 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