foreign office

noun

: a government office (such as a ministry) that deals with foreign affairs

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A couple of years before Fort Ross opened, the French foreign office sent one Count Eugene Duflot de Monfras to check out the California real estate. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025 The trips were organized like a traditional royal tour but without the inclusion of the British foreign office and or the status of a state visit. George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024 Britain’s foreign office said the discussion between David Cameron and Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was aimed at improving cooperation in areas including defense, the economy and trade. San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024 Faced with London’s diminished role in the world, the foreign office will seek to bolster transatlantic ties, as always, but with unpredictable results, given U.S. President Donald Trump’s questionable loyalty and his love of tariffs. Pippa Norris, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2020 See All Example Sentences for foreign office

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of foreign office was in 1784

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“Foreign office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20office. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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