foreign minister
noun
(in countries other than the U.S.) a cabinet minister who conducts and supervises foreign and diplomatic relations with other states.
foreign ministry
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a word derived from
foreign minister.
Example Sentences
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The denials—from the Kremlin, Russia’s foreign ministry and its embassies in Europe—have done little to soothe the suspicion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
A spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry didn’t respond to a request for comment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
China's foreign ministry had said it took Mbappé's apology "seriously".
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
"The report in question is based on groundless speculation and is nothing more than an attempt to smear China," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a regular briefing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
On the first day of her disappearance—the date was October 12, 1976— she spent a day waiting in lines at the offices of the Zairean foreign ministry, trying to get her papers straight.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
