foreign policy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of foreign policy
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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At annual meetings with foreign policy experts at the Valdai Discussion Club, he would stick to a cup of tea with honey while they were served fine wines.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Landry, an ex-police officer and businessman who also served with the National Guard in the Gulf War, doesn’t have prior foreign policy experience.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
It also fails to mention key issues in the campaign, such as foreign policy, and sparse references to other key issues like healthcare, housing and affordability.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
She ran an unsuccessful bid for president in 2020, positioning herself on an anti-interventionalist foreign policy platform.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The ambassador and his aides conduct foreign policy from the newly opened, extensively barricaded embassy on Neustadtische Kirchstrasse.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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