foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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The foreign ministers of Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt also approved of the proposal in a joint statement. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Sep. 2025 China — the first country to appoint an ambassador to the Taliban-run nation in 2023 — sent its foreign minister, Wang Yi, in August to Kabul to hold talks with Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025 Popescu, the former foreign minister who is standing as a candidate for PAS, said Moldova has withstood Russia’s recent attempts to destabilize the country. Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025 India also has border disputes with China, whose foreign ministers recently met in New Delhi for talks. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreign minister

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 2 Oct. 2025.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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