Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foreign minister

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables
for-eign min-is-ter
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cabinet official in charge of relationships with foreign nations.

Inflected Forms

foreign ministers (plural)

Phrases

foreign affairs the Foreign Secretary a foreign secretary foreign service the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a ministry of foreign affairs the Secretary of State a secretary of state

Frequently Paired Words

foreign affairs the Foreign Secretary a foreign secretary foreign service MFA the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a ministry of foreign affairs the Secretary of State

Synonyms

FM secretary of state

Questions

What does foreign minister mean?
The cabinet official in charge of relationships with foreign nations.

How to pronounce foreign minister

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