foreign policy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of foreign policy
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Charlie saw that heated foreign policy disagreements, filtered through the internet, could bleed into ethnic hatred.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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
"There is a broad consensus on foreign policy priorities," political scientist Nils Muiznieks told AFP, adding that the new government was also like to keep strong solidarity with Ukraine.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
It also helped that foreign policy was the one area where he believed the nation should speak with one voice.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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