noun
the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world
• Members of this Topic: ↑accredit
• Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal agency, ↑government agency, ↑bureau, ↑office, ↑authority
• Part Holonyms: ↑Department of State, ↑United States Department of State, ↑State Department, ↑State, ↑DoS
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noun
the Foreign Service
: a part of the U.S. State Department that hires people (such as diplomats) to represent the government in foreign countries
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.