foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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Iran, China and Russia had also signaled closer coordination on government positions and actions when their top diplomats met in China a week earlier on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit of foreign ministers. Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 The foreign minister did not name the woman, who has also been expelled from her university in the northern French city of Lille. Michael Rios, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025 The Saudis have continued to engage the Iranians and promote diplomacy over military conflict, as evidenced by Saudi Arabia’s hosting of the Iranian foreign minister in his first visit to a Gulf state since the Iranian attack on Qatar. Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 1 Aug. 2025 The July 28-30 meetings, postponed last month due to the Israel-Iran conflict, will host dozens of foreign ministers. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 28 July 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 22 Aug. 2025.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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