foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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Preparations are underway for a meeting between Mr. Trump and Putin, Russia's deputy foreign minister told state media on Saturday. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025 Russia’s deputy foreign minister on Saturday said preparations were underway for a meeting between Trump and Putin, a further sign that the Russian leader’s isolation from the U.S. was beginning to thaw under Trump. Justin Spike and Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025 Since late December, the foreign minister has visited Washington D.C. thrice, Spain and the UAE for bilateral visits, Paris, Munich and Oman to attend conferences, and in Johannesburg for the G20 foreign ministers meeting. Vasuki Shastry, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 Lammy was speaking to reporters after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressed other senior diplomats in a closed-door session at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Johannesburg. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025 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 28 Feb. 2025.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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