foreign office

foreign office

n. Abbr. FO

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

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foreign office

Noun

(in Britain) the ministry of a country that is concerned with dealings with other states

Thesaurus

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

Translations

Foreign Office n → Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores

Foreign Office foreign n (Brit) → ministère m des Affaires étrangères

Foreign Office foreign (Brit) n → Außenministerium nt

Foreign Office n (BRIT) → Ministero degli Esteri