foreign policy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of foreign policy
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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He pledged to follow a balanced foreign policy, saying Yerevan will "continue the course of rapprochement with the West" while also deepening Russia ties.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Another voter, Khachatur Movsisyan, a 59-year-old mechanical engineer, said he had backed an opposition party "because the country, and all of us, need change -- in foreign policy, domestic policy and in negotiations with Azerbaijan."
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
The visit comes weeks after Xi received US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing - two countries that loom large over Pyongyang's foreign policy.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
How it’s shown up for me in my campaign is I’m running in a district where so many community members are directly impacted by the foreign policy decisions of our government.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Another rumor circulating in the streets of Philadelphia caught Jefferson’s ear: Washington had leaked the news that he opposed Adams’s foreign policy.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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