foreign affairs

plural noun

: matters having to do with international relations and with the interests of the home country in foreign countries

Examples of foreign affairs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Meanwhile, other Americans said foreign affairs rank low as topics such as inflation, immigration and affordable health care remain bigger concerns. USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024 Andrea Mitchell Andrea Mitchell is chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News. Carol E. Lee, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2024 Ecuador’s ministries of foreign affairs and interior did not respond to multiple requests for comment from the AP. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024 Adam Taylor writes about foreign affairs for The Washington Post. Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024 Minister of foreign affairs for Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba did not shoot the idea down in a briefing with reporters yesterday. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024 The top Republicans on the House and Senate foreign affairs committees, which have approval power over the money, have pressed the State Department to detail how it will be spent. Robert Jimison, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024 This president entered office with the ignominious distinction of having been outspokenly wrong on just about every consequential matter relating to foreign affairs over the last half century, as NR chronicled. Noah Rothman, National Review, 18 Mar. 2024 Meanwhile, Creation Africa, an initiative led by France’s department of foreign affairs to foster collaboration between France and Africa, has a pavilion at Series Mania’s industry event Forum, where African delegations will have a dedicated space to host their meetings. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foreign affairs was in 1611

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“Foreign affairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20affairs. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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