foreign policy
noun
: the policy of a sovereign state in its interaction with other sovereign states
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The visit to Kazakhstan, where Xi in 2013 unveiled his flagship foreign policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, would come less than two months before a crucial party congress where Xi is expected to be given a precedent-breaking third term. 
Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 New United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss is likely to take a more forceful approach to British foreign policy — including with the U.S. — at a time of major geopolitical upheaval, experts tell Fox News Digital. Tyler Olson, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2022 And just like that, Trump was trading American foreign policy—and American national security—for personal, political gain. Casey Michel, The New Republic, 4 Aug. 2022 This administration has pledged that its foreign policy, including trade, will benefit the middle class. Stephanie Murphy, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2022 While child welfare was perhaps her most prominent issue, Bass also spent time on criminal justice reform and foreign policy, particularly U.S.-Africa policy. Jennifer Haberkornstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022 Nteta said another factor for the decline in support could be that racial justice issues have been overshadowed in the media lately by the pandemic, foreign policy, and inflation. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022 Whether, or to what extent, Marcos would try to extend Duterte’s pivot to China is elected is not yet clear, experts say, pointing to the absence of a detailed foreign policy – or information on who would lead his foreign affairs. Simone Mccarthy, CNN, 5 May 2022 Is this the permanent Republican Party, much to the chagrin of my friends who want to get back talking about smaller government, lower taxes, foreign policy, trade issues, free trade issues? NBC News, 1 May 2022 See More
Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 New United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss is likely to take a more forceful approach to British foreign policy — including with the U.S. — at a time of major geopolitical upheaval, experts tell Fox News Digital. Tyler Olson, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2022 And just like that, Trump was trading American foreign policy—and American national security—for personal, political gain. Casey Michel, The New Republic, 4 Aug. 2022 This administration has pledged that its foreign policy, including trade, will benefit the middle class. Stephanie Murphy, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2022 While child welfare was perhaps her most prominent issue, Bass also spent time on criminal justice reform and foreign policy, particularly U.S.-Africa policy. Jennifer Haberkornstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022 Nteta said another factor for the decline in support could be that racial justice issues have been overshadowed in the media lately by the pandemic, foreign policy, and inflation. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022 Whether, or to what extent, Marcos would try to extend Duterte’s pivot to China is elected is not yet clear, experts say, pointing to the absence of a detailed foreign policy – or information on who would lead his foreign affairs. Simone Mccarthy, CNN, 5 May 2022 Is this the permanent Republican Party, much to the chagrin of my friends who want to get back talking about smaller government, lower taxes, foreign policy, trade issues, free trade issues? NBC News, 1 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1804, in the meaning defined above