foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

Examples of foreign minister in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Iran’s president and its foreign minister have been meeting with Gulf countries including Qatar and Saudi Arabia this week. NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024 In 1967, Prime Minister Levi Eshkol sent his foreign minister, Abba Eban, to the White House, 10 Downing Street, and the Élysée Palace before launching the preemptive military operation that became known the Six-Day War—and which tripled Israel’s size. Ari Shavit, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2024 Lebanese foreign minister Abdallah Bou Habib met on Thursday in Washington with the State Department's top Middle East diplomat Barbara Leaf. Barak Ravid, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024 He was appointed the country's first deputy foreign minister earlier this year. David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Sep. 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 2 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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