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

But no president has appeared to so directly link diplomacy to his own economic interests, according Patrick Shea, a professor of international relations and global governance at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Israel and Turkey have had a stormy relationship of love and hate over the years, explains Alon Liel, an international relations scholar and a former chargé d’affaires at the Israeli Embassy in Ankara. — Shoshanna Solomon, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026

Leonardo Paz Neves, an international relations professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, a think tank and university, said Brazil should engage in a public debate with regard to exploration and production of its resources. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

The damages have been very, very significant in terms of international relations. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Aug. 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