foreign policy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of foreign policy
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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As he’s spoken to audiences of government officials, diplomats, academics and journalists, Dans — who wears his Arctic commission lapel pin and exudes a professorial air — has also waded into foreign policy.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
“I fear there is a considerable risk of much higher gas and diesel prices in the weeks to come,” said Michael O’Hanlon, director of research of the foreign policy program at the Brookings Institution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
As cabinet secretary he would have had regular access to sensitive information about national security, foreign policy and the UK economy.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Last year, Britain, France, Canada and Australia moved to formally recognize a Palestinian state, marking a significant shift in longstanding foreign policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Three overlapping reasons appear to have converged in Adams’s mind and provided decisive direction to a foreign policy that, until then, had been vacillating between the incompatible agendas of the Federalists and the Republicans.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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