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foreign office

–noun
the department of a government that handles foreign affairs.

Origin:
1855–60
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foreign office  
n.   Abbr. FO
The governmental department in charge of foreign affairs in certain countries.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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