foreign service

noun

: the field force of a foreign office comprising diplomatic and consular personnel

Examples of foreign service in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Kerber, a lawyer from Mexico’s Universidad Iberoamericana with a master’s degree and doctorate in international law from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, began her foreign service career in 1991. Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024 Those flags are the American flag, foreign service flags, POW/MIA flags, U.S. state and D.C. flags, Indian tribal flags and those of U.S. government agencies. Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for foreign service 

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Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of foreign service was in 1799

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“Foreign service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20service. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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