foreign policy

noun

: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states

Examples of foreign policy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Moral equivalence as moral criticism Jeanne Kirkpatrick, a top foreign policy adviser to President Ronald Reagan, did much to popularize this notion of moral equivalence in the 1980s. Michael Blake, The Conversation, 31 May 2024 Cruz ripped the Biden administration for its foreign policy, blaming President Joe Biden for the Israel–Hamas and Russia-Ukraine wars. Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2024 Her courageous stance underscores the need to reassess our foreign policy. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024 To Israeli foreign policy analysts, that tsunami has never seemed closer. Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for foreign policy 

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Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foreign policy was in 1804

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“Foreign policy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20policy. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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