international relations
noun
plural in form but singular in construction
: a branch of political science concerned with relations between nations and primarily with foreign policies
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Lobbyist firms and state taxpayers funded the lawmakers' expenses as part of a new, $750,000 Arizona House of Representatives international relations program that will fund more such trips over the next few years. 
Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2022 Shi Yinhong, an international relations expert at Renmin University in China, said advocating for the U.N. Jamey Keaten, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022 Maloney received his bachelor of arts in international relations and a law degree from the University of Virginia in 1998 and 1992, according to Ballotpedia. Merdie Nzanga, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2022 She was supposed to start a master’s program in international relations this fall at Johns Hopkins University — the latest step in her work trying to help refugees and those suffering abroad. Vanessa G. Sánchez, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2022 China is very likely to respond to the congressional visit, said Charles Kupchan, professor of international relations at Georgetown University, who served on the National Security Council in the Obama administration. BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022 Domestic politics, in both China and the United States, has left little room for graceful de-escalation, said Chen Qi, a professor of international relations at Tsinghua University in Beijing. New York Times, 31 July 2022 Shortly thereafter, the Iranian delegate to the League of Nations proposed that Esperanto be adopted as the language of international relations. Joshua Holzer, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2022 Arturo López-Levy, a politics and international relations professor at Holy Names University in California, said the fire will complicate an already difficult scenario in Cuba. Andrea RodrÍguez, ajc, 10 Aug. 2022 See More
Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2022 Shi Yinhong, an international relations expert at Renmin University in China, said advocating for the U.N. Jamey Keaten, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022 Maloney received his bachelor of arts in international relations and a law degree from the University of Virginia in 1998 and 1992, according to Ballotpedia. Merdie Nzanga, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2022 She was supposed to start a master’s program in international relations this fall at Johns Hopkins University — the latest step in her work trying to help refugees and those suffering abroad. Vanessa G. Sánchez, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2022 China is very likely to respond to the congressional visit, said Charles Kupchan, professor of international relations at Georgetown University, who served on the National Security Council in the Obama administration. BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022 Domestic politics, in both China and the United States, has left little room for graceful de-escalation, said Chen Qi, a professor of international relations at Tsinghua University in Beijing. New York Times, 31 July 2022 Shortly thereafter, the Iranian delegate to the League of Nations proposed that Esperanto be adopted as the language of international relations. Joshua Holzer, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2022 Arturo López-Levy, a politics and international relations professor at Holy Names University in California, said the fire will complicate an already difficult scenario in Cuba. Andrea RodrÍguez, ajc, 10 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined above