单词 | foggy bottom |
释义 | Foggy Bottomn. U.S. Politics. (A nickname for) the U.S. State Department. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > U.S. government department or agency > specific Navy Department1779 State Department1790 Indian bureau1824 Bureau of Indian Affairs1826 department of state1890 consumer unit1933 Foggy Bottom1947 state1952 U.S.I.A.1953 Ginnie Mae1968 1947 N.Y. Times 8 June e3/4 He went out of his way to try to improve the personal relations between Capitol Hill and Foggy Bottom (where the State Department is now located). 1962 Harper's Mag. Jan. 31/1 In the absence of a common front in the Alliance, Moscow could find room for maneuver between Whitehall and Foggy Bottom. 1994 T. Clancy Debt of Honor ii. 44 The former governor..then fired off an encrypted report to Foggy Bottom before going to bed. 2001 New Republic 22 Oct. 14/1 If Foggy Bottom intends to rebuild Afghanistan, fine. But first things first. 2010 N.Y. Mag. 8 Nov. 26/2 What scratchiness exists between Foggy Bottom and the White House is strictly a matter of personnel. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1947 |
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