foreign relations

American  

noun

1. (used with a plural verb) the dealings and relationships between nations.

2. (used with a singular verb) the field of foreign affairs.

   an expert in foreign relations.

3. (used with a singular verb) the quality or character of foreign affairs as a consequence of foreign policy.

   a deterioration in their foreign relations.

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Etymology

Origin of foreign relations

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

“A lot of the goods that we were previously importing from China became parts that are exported to Southeast Asia for final assembly,” said Brad Setser, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, holds a BA in philosophy from Notre Dame and an MS in Communications from Boston University.

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They include around two dozen declared land-based military facilities, from Turkey to Kuwait, and around 40,000 troops, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.

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“We have a special obligation to help protect the Syrian Kurds’ interest in this process, because they have been the tip of the spear with the United States in the fight against ISIS,” said Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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SDF commander Gen. Mazloum Abdi and Ilham Ahmed, co-chair of the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria’s department of foreign relations, traveled to Damascus this week to negotiate an enduring cease-fire with the Syrian government, according to Syrian Kurdish officials.

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Related Words

• diplomacy