Definitions

foreign office

NOUN

government office in charge of foreign relations

Synonyms

STRONGEST

embassy

WEAK

consular service corps diplomatique diplomatic corps diplomatic mission diplomatic service diplomatic staff foreign service legation

Example Sentences

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The UK's two embassies in the UAE, in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, will however "continue to operate as normal", the foreign office said.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

A foreign office spokesman said discussions were continuing with the U.S., though he disputed the idea that Britain was delaying implementing the deal, saying there had never been a timetable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

"It seems that nobody has been thinking. Where are the counsellors, where's the royal court and where's the foreign office?" says Ole-Jørgen Schulsrud-Hansen, a historian and royal correspondent for Norway's TV2.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

The UK foreign office has asked travellers to register their presence on the island.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

Herr Ribben- trop's been able virtually to bypass our foreign office altogether.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro