foreign secretary
noun
,
Chiefly British
1.
foreign minister
.
Origin
1650-60
Examples from the web for
foreign secretary
But it does add to the sense that the former
foreign secretary
has had enough of frontline politics, and is on his way out of it.
British Dictionary definitions for
foreign secretary
foreign minister
noun
1.
(
often capitals
) a cabinet minister who is responsible for a country's dealings with other countries
US equivalent
secretary of state
Derived Forms
foreign ministry,
noun