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FOREIGN SERVICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Foreign Service" is a kind of...):
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)
Domain member category:
accredit (provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials)
Holonyms ("Foreign Service" is a part of...):
Department of State; DoS; State; State Department; United States Department of State (the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies)
