Meanings
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.
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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 Mexico before retiring in 1827 at the age of 30.
1960 March 28, N. Caplan, “The Railway Member of Parliament”, in Railway Magazine, page 209Synonyms: foreign service
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe body of diplomats and foreign policy officers maintained by the government of a country to communicate with the governments of other countries.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 外交部
- 外交部 (wàijiāobù)body of diplomats
Finnish ulkoasiainhallinto, diplomaattiyksikkö
- ulkoasiainhallintobody of diplomats
- diplomaattiyksikköbody of diplomats
French service diplomatique
- service diplomatiquebody of diplomats
Polish służba dyplomatyczna
- służba dyplomatycznabody of diplomats
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diplomatic service. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diplomatic%20service
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