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foreign minister

noun

  1. (in countries other than the U.S.) a cabinet minister who conducts and supervises foreign and diplomatic relations with other states.


foreign minister

noun

  1. often capitals a cabinet minister who is responsible for a country's dealings with other countries US equivalentsecretary of state
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • foreign ministry, noun
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Other Words From

  • foreign ministry noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of foreign minister1

First recorded in 1700–10
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Example Sentences

Lapid appointed Roll as deputy foreign minister after the new government took office.

During the Taliban’s rule of Afghanistan in 1996-2001, Akhund held senior positions in government, including governor of Kandahar, foreign minister and deputy leader at various points.

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As a health minister and foreign minister, that’s what I did, too.

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He distinguished himself in suppressing peasant rebellions and rose quickly in the imperial court to become the Qing empire’s highest-ranking governor, its commerce minister, and its de facto foreign minister.

In Paraguay, the foreign minister said that at least five members of President Mario Abdo Benítez’s family were in the Champlain Towers building when it collapsed.

“I have coordinated with our foreign minister so we will borrow from other countries which have offered,” he said.

Within hours, thousands of Iranians challenged the foreign minister on social media asking how that could possibly be.

In 2012, the Kazakh foreign minister actually thanked Baron Cohen for making the movie.

Kerry arrived this weekend in Vienna to begin talks with Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif.

In recent months Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has insisted on keeping the negotiating details confidential.

As Foreign Minister, by simply taking what he wanted, he added considerably to the extent of his duchy.

Meanwhile Montmorin, the French foreign minister, declared that his court would support the Dutch.

There were a good many persons there, and a foreign minister immediately buttonholed the Under-Secretary of State.

Mr. Orlando was in Italy but his foreign minister, Baron Sonnino, was there in his place.

Talking of various schemes of life, fit for a man of spirit and education; I mentioned to him that of being a foreign minister.

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