foreign affairs
plural noun
activities of a nation in its relationships with other nations; international relations.
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Origin of foreign affairs
First recorded in 1605–15
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Last year, the network gave a Sunday morning foreign-affairs show to Fareed Zakaria—and not to its star foreign correspondent.
British Dictionary definitions for foreign affairs
foreign affairs
pl n
matters abroad that involve the homeland, such as relations with another country
matters that do not involve the homeland
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