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• 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. • • • Main Entry: ↑Foreign Office …   Useful english dictionary

• (the) Foreign Office — the Foreign Office UK US the British government department that deals with Britain’s relations with foreign countries. Its full name is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office . The US department that has a similar purpose is the State Department .… …   Useful english dictionary

• the Foreign Office — UK / US the British government department that deals with Britain s relations with foreign countries. Its full name is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The US department that has a similar purpose is the State Department …   English dictionary

• Foreign Office (Germany) — Foreign Office Auswärtiges Amt Agency overview …   Wikipedia

• Foreign Office —    The Foreign Office, officially the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) since 1968, has traditionally been viewed as the most prestigious government department. Many famous names have held the Cabinet post of Foreign Secretary, including… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

• Foreign Office — Foreign Offices N COUNT: the N, oft N n The Foreign Office is the government department, especially in Britain, which has responsibility for the government s dealings and relations with foreign governments. ...a Foreign Office spokesman …   English dictionary

• Foreign Office — Foreign .Office n also Foreign and Commonwealth Office the Foreign Office the British government department that is responsible for dealing with matters concerning other countries …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• (the) Scotland Office — the Scotland Office [the Scotland Office] a British government department responsible for matters outside the control of the ↑Scottish Parliament, including employment, foreign affairs, defence and social security. It is led by the Secretary of… …   Useful english dictionary

• Foreign Office — noun the government department in charge of foreign relations (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑ministry • Hyponyms: ↑French Foreign Office, ↑Quai d Orsay * * * noun the Foreign Office : a government department especially in Great Britain that deals with… …   Useful english dictionary

• Foreign Office — The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Whitehall, vom St. James’s Park aus gesehen Das Foreign and Commonwealth Office, besser bekannt als Foreign Office oder FCO ist das Außenministerium des Vereinigten Königreichs. Der Minister des FCO trägt den… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Foreign office — Foreign For eign, a. [OE. forein, F. forain, LL. foraneus, fr. L. foras, foris, out of doors, abroad, without; akin to fores doors, and E. door. See {Door}, and cf. {Foreclose}, {Forfeit}, {Forest}, {Forum}.] 1. Outside; extraneous; separated;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English