international relations
noun, plural in form but singular in constructionDefinition of international relations
: a branch of political science concerned with relations between nations and primarily with foreign policies
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Mexico will pay for the wall, without costs to U.S. taxpayers or international relations. — Catherine Rampell, The Denver Post, "Rampell: Trump’s tendency to double down on bad ideas doesn’t bode well for the economy," 25 Aug. 2019 Stromberg, who is trained in Russian studies and international relations, shows no expertise in health care policy. — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, "Letters: This Minnesota rule discriminates against women," 16 Aug. 2019 Katherine Wong, formerly marketing & social coordinator, has assumed a new position as international relations coordinator. — Christian Saralegui, Billboard, "Executive Turntable: Moves at Peermusic, AG Artists and Country Music Association," 9 Aug. 2019 Hungary’s government's confidence comes not only from its recent election wins at home, but also the changing face of international relations. — Fox News, "Hungary backs Trump on asylum crackdown as it touts its own border success," 21 July 2019 Or international relations, philosophy, or art history, for that matter. — Fortune, "eBay CEO: Why We Should Teach All Students to Code," 20 July 2019 In the speech, Biden laid out specific plans for realigning America’s international relations. — Evan Halper, latimes.com, "Joe Biden moves to regain footing with vow to restore pre-Trump world order," 11 July 2019 Shen Dingli, an international relations scholar at Fudan University in China, told Quartz in 2018. — Alex Ward, Vox, "The Trump administration authorized arms sales to Taiwan. China isn’t pleased.," 9 July 2019 Lisel Hintz, an assistant international relations professor at Johns Hopkins University SAIS, said Imamoglu withstood a divisive campaign and prevailed with a positive message. — Fox News, "Turkey sees political tension after Erdogan's opposition wins in Istanbul," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'international relations.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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