cabinet minister

NOUN

foreign minister

Synonyms

STRONGEST

secretary of state

WEAK

foreign secretary minister of foreign affairs

Example Sentences

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Former Conservative cabinet minister Sir David Davis said his website had to be shut down after a suspected cyber attack.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

But the cabinet minister told the BBC it was better to judge Trump on his actions, not his words.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

There was even, one cabinet minister says, a "whole network of Matts".

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

She's been in parliament for 20 years and was a cabinet minister for five.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

He was a stout, blunt man, not nearly as polished as I would have expected from a cabinet minister.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela