foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
Examples of foreign policy in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the resurgence of Trump, and the Israel-Hamas war, Biden had devoted his foreign policy to the idea that the challenge posed by Xi’s autocratic rule in China was a generational threat to the United States.
—
Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
Posters used it to critique US foreign policy and have claimed that the letter changed their perspective.
—WIRED, 17 Nov. 2023
President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, in yet another foreign policy test for Biden.
—Mark Murray, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2023
As Hanke points out, sanctions now stand as a prime weapon of U.S. foreign policy.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
Photo: Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press The third Republican presidential debate Wednesday night was useful in many ways, and especially in revealing the emerging GOP fault line on foreign policy.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
But in Congress, only one side holds majority sway among those who control the funding of American foreign policy.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
International foreign policy has resulted in multiple spots of chaos from Israel to Ukraine to China is his foreign policy weakness again, has resulted in bad adversaries being funded like Iran.
—ABC News, 5 Nov. 2023
So Much Donald Trump is making his position on this foreign policy issue crystal clear.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2023
See More
Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
Posters used it to critique US foreign policy and have claimed that the letter changed their perspective.
—WIRED, 17 Nov. 2023
President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, in yet another foreign policy test for Biden.
—Mark Murray, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2023
As Hanke points out, sanctions now stand as a prime weapon of U.S. foreign policy.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
Photo: Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press The third Republican presidential debate Wednesday night was useful in many ways, and especially in revealing the emerging GOP fault line on foreign policy.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
But in Congress, only one side holds majority sway among those who control the funding of American foreign policy.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
International foreign policy has resulted in multiple spots of chaos from Israel to Ukraine to China is his foreign policy weakness again, has resulted in bad adversaries being funded like Iran.
—ABC News, 5 Nov. 2023
So Much Donald Trump is making his position on this foreign policy issue crystal clear.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2023
See More
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'foreign policy.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
First Known Use
1804, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near foreign policy
Cite this Entry
“Foreign policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20policy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.
Copy Citation
More from Merriam-Webster on foreign policy
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about foreign policy
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share