foreign relations

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for′eign rela′tions, 

1. Government the dealings and relationships between nations.
2. Government the field of foreign affairs:
   an expert in foreign relations.
3. Government the quality or character of foreign affairs as a consequence of foreign policy:
   a deterioration in their foreign relations.
• 1800–10, American.