foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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In May this year, the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) forum was held in Beijing where Xi met with heads of state and foreign ministers. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025 In September, four former DPP staffers were jailed for espionage, including a former aide to President Lai, and a senior staffer to Joseph Wu, then foreign minister and now the head of the NSC. Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025 In comments on Wednesday, Russia’s deputy foreign minister mentioned the New START treaty, an agreement that came into force in 2011, in which the US and Russia pledged to limit their arsenals of nuclear arms. Anna Chernova, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025 Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, was in Washington on Tuesday. Garrett Haake, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreign minister

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Oct. 2025.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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