foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

Examples of foreign minister in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cameroon’s foreign minister sat to Bagheri’s right, Yemen’s to his left, along with a room full of other foreign ministers from Muslim-majority countries, all there to help prevent the situation from spiraling into a wider conflict. Nic Robertson, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024 The mustachioed Maduro, 61, a former foreign minister and bus driver, has bristled with energy and electoral confidence despite evidence of strong support for his opponent Edmundo González among Venezuelans weary of years of economic deprivation. Reuters, NBC News, 25 July 2024 This week, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov cheered Vance’s addition to the ticket. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 19 July 2024 The decision to strip Hungary of the right to host the next informal meeting of EU foreign ministers is the latest downgrade in relations between the bloc and Hungary. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for foreign minister 

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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 20 Aug. 2024.

Kids Definition

foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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