Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
In the United States, the ~ is the government department that is concerned with foreign affairs.
Officials at the ~ say the issue is urgent.
...a senior ~ official.
N-PROPER: the N
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
In the United States, the ~ is the government department that is concerned with foreign affairs.
Officials at the ~ say the issue is urgent.
...a senior ~ official.
N-PROPER: the N
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012