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foreign office
n.
The governmental department in charge of foreign affairs in certain countries.
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foreign office
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the ministry of a country or state that is concerned with dealings with other states. US equivalent: State Department Canadian equivalent: department of external affairs
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for′eign of`fice
n.
the department of a government that handles foreign affairs.
[1855–60]
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Noun | 1. | Foreign Office - the government department in charge of foreign relations ministry - a government department under the direction of a minister French Foreign Office, Quai d'Orsay - the French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred to familiarly by its address in Paris |
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Foreign Office
n (Brit) → ministero degli EsteriCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995