foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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After the Assad ouster, Qatar sent its foreign minister to Damascus in late December, the highest-level government official from the Gulf to meet with the transitional government. Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025 Its foreign minister in 2021 famously held a speech in thigh-high water to steer attention to the island's plight, expressing the feeling of desperation many in the region share. Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 But Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, on Monday rejected proposals floated by Trump’s allies to end the war in Ukraine, marking a major setback for the incoming president’s pledge to freeze the conflict. Colin Meyn, The Hill, 31 Dec. 2024 Russia will abandon a nuclear arms treaty with the U.S. banning the deployment of short- and intermediate-range nuclear missiles, Moscow's foreign minister said. David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024 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 19 Jan. 2025.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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