foreign affairs

Noun

Meaning

Matters or news occurring abroad.

Policy of a government in dealing with other countries or with activities overseas.

A government office or department charged with handling relations with other countries.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see foreign,‎ affairs.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

diplomacy foreign policy international affairs

Examples

Nixon had some large achievements in foreign affairs. They will be remembered. But a president probably gets remembered for one thing, and Watergate will head the Nixon list, I suspect. Bob Woodward

If the estimate of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs is correct, then Russia has lost the cold war in western Europe. Walter Lippmann

Almost everything Truman did in foreign affairs I approve of. Stephen Ambrose

I've always had a weakness for foreign affairs. Mae West

The humanitarian would, of course, have us meddle in foreign affairs as part of his program of world service. Irving Babbitt

a "mixture of frustration and progress is the daily grind of foreign affairs." Dean Acheson

Close letter words and terms

forehouse foreign foreign accent syndrome Foreign Affairs Minister foreign affairs policy foreign agent