foreign minister

noun

Synonyms of foreign ministernext
: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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Belgium has not signed up either, its foreign minister, Maxime Prevot, said in a statement posted on X Thursday. Lucy Handley, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026 Into that vacuum stepped Delcy Rodríguez, the country’s vice president, former foreign minister and a central figure in the regime’s inner family circle. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026 Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, can rarely be described as looking happy. Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026 Denmark’s defense minister and Greenland’s foreign minister are expected to meet NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Brussels on Monday, a meeting that was planned before the latest escalation. Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026 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 30 Jan. 2026.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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