foreign policy

noun

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

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Here are 7 space board games that capture the high drama of the era, but without all the devastating foreign policy implications of the real thing. — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026 When Meloni came into office as the leader of a political party with post-fascist roots, she had been expected to be antagonistic toward Europe and extreme in her views on foreign policy. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 In a series of essays in Foreign Affairs over the past few years, Westad has explored the drivers of China’s foreign policy, its approach to global power, and its fraught ties with the United States. — Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 Opposition politicians claim that ousting his government is necessary to rehabilitate Israel’s reputation, and that a post-Netanyahu foreign policy won’t engage in the partisan politics of other countries. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreign policy

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of foreign policy was in 1804

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