the Foreign Office

noun

Definition of the Foreign Office

: a government department especially in Great Britain that deals with foreign affairs

Note: The official name of the British Foreign Office is now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

foreign play

: situated outside a place or country
: born in, belonging to, or characteristic of some place or country other than the one under consideration
: of, relating to, or proceeding from some other person or material thing than the one under consideration

office play

: a special duty, charge, or position conferred by an exercise of governmental authority and for a public purpose : a position of authority to exercise a public function and to receive whatever emoluments may belong to it
: a position of responsibility or some degree of executive authority
: a prescribed form or service of worship