foreign minister

noun

: a governmental minister for foreign affairs

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Pakistan's deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar denied Pakistani involvement in a press conference Thursday. Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025 Modi held a meeting with the national security adviser, the foreign minister and other senior officials at the airport and a special security cabinet meeting had been called for 1230 GMT, a defence ministry official said. Fayaz Bukhari, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025 Nearly all prefects of Vatican offices lose their jobs when a pope dies, but a few stay on, including the foreign minister and the master of liturgical ceremonies, who play a key role in assembling the conclave. Peter Pinedo, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Vance, a Catholic convert, met with the secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and the foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, in the Apostolic Palace. Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 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 28 Apr. 2025.

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foreign minister

noun
: a government minister for foreign affairs

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