diplomatic service
diplomatic service noun: the body of diplomats and foreign policy officers maintained by the government of a country to communicate with the governments of other countries.
Noun
diplomatic service (plural diplomatic services)
- The body of diplomats and foreign policy officers maintained by the government of a country to communicate with the governments of other countries.
- It was written of Henry George Ward, M.P. for Sheffield from 1837 to 1849, that "he was also much occupied with railway enterprise in the days of early speculation." This suggests a hard-bitten man of commerce, but Ward had served in the Diplomatic Service and he was Minister Plenipotentiary to...1960 March, N. Caplan, “The Railway Member of Parliament”, in Railway Magazine, page 209
- Synonyms:
- foreign service
Synonyms of diplomatic service
Forms of diplomatic service
| plural | diplomatic services |
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Questions about diplomatic service
- What does diplomatic service mean?
- Diplomatic service means the body of diplomats and foreign policy officers maintained by the government of a country to communicate with the governments of other countries.
- What part of speech is diplomatic service?
- Diplomatic service is a noun.
- What is the plural of diplomatic service?
- The plural of diplomatic service is diplomatic services.
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