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foreign office

n. Abbr. FO

The governmental department in charge of foreign affairs in certain countries.

foreign office

(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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Noun

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

Translations

Foreign Office n (Brit) → ministero degli Esteri

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