international relations

noun

plural in form but singular in construction

: a branch of political science concerned with relations between nations and primarily with foreign policies

Examples of international relations in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Leona Berner is an an international relations major at Rollins College. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

But the focus on maximizing data connectivity and Internet traffic has given way to more complex planning that also accounts for international relations and the growing risk of adversaries carrying out surveillance or sabotage of cables. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026

Farms are at the behest of market fluctuations, domestic policy, international relations and mother nature. — Saige Miller, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

Researcher Garrett Ordonez, an environmental studies and international relations student at USC, contributed to this article. — David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for international relations

• abbreviations
• abominations
• accelerations
• accommodations
• accumulations
• adjudications
• administrations
• adulterations
• affiliations
• agglomerations
• alienations
• amalgamations