foreign relations

foreign relations
1. the dealings and relationships between nations.
2. the field of foreign affairs: an expert in foreign relations.
3. the quality or character of foreign affairs as a consequence of foreign policy: a deterioration in their foreign relations.
[1800-10, Amer.]

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