Diplomatic Service

noun

(in Britain) the division of the Civil Service which provides diplomats to represent the U.K. abroad
not capitals the equivalent institution of any other country

By this time, Philby seemed to have retired from diplomatic service.

The far larger reason, however, is that our diplomatic service no longer possesses the talent of the last fifty years.

Our diplomatic service no longer possesses the talent of the last fifty years.

This because we have no diplomatic service, no diplomatic agents, and therefore no complications to speak of.

The framers of our government, through some oversight, neglected to supply us with a diplomatic service.

The diplomatic service pertains exclusively to a personal government.

"He tried for the diplomatic service, but he didn't precisely dazzle his examiners," Mr. Lovick further mentioned.

He entered the diplomatic service, in which he attained an honourable and distinguished position.

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