the Foreign Office
Definition of the Foreign Office
: a government department especially in Great Britain that deals with foreign affairs ◆The official name of the British Foreign Office is now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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: situated outside a place or country
: situated outside one's own country
: born in, belonging to, or characteristic of some place or country other than the one under consideration
: 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
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