FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE


Meaning of FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE in English

the British government department responsible for relations with other countries. The Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office used to be two different departments. They were joined together in 1968, but many people still refer to it as the Foreign Office.

Compare Home Office .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.