foreign minister

noun

Synonyms of foreign ministernext
: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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Portugal's foreign minister, Paulo Rangel, said Friday that the government was taken aback by revelations that a Portuguese man is the main suspect in the mass shooting at Brown and the killing of Loureiro. Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2025 Published in the Wall Street Journal, the letter sparked an angry response from Macron and his foreign minister. Vivienne Walt For Time France, Time, 17 Dec. 2025 China’s foreign minister urged Gulf countries Monday to seal an agreement after decades of negotiations. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025 Ryabkov -- a high-profile figure within Russia's Foreign Ministry who regularly speaks with international media outlets -- has served as the deputy foreign minister in Moscow since 2008, working under Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who has been in his post since 2004. Ian Pannell, ABC News, 15 Dec. 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 25 Dec. 2025.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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