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consul
[kon-suhl]
noun
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
either of the two chief magistrates of the ancient Roman republic.
French History.Ģżone of the three supreme magistrates of the First Republic during the period 1799ā1804.
consul
/ ĖkÉnsÉl, ĖkÉnsjŹlÉ /
noun
an official appointed by a sovereign state to protect its commercial interests and aid its citizens in a foreign city
(in ancient Rome) either of two annually elected magistrates who jointly exercised the highest authority in the republic
(in France from 1799 to 1804) any of the three chief magistrates of the First Republic
Confusables Note
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- consular adjective
- consulship noun
- subconsul noun
- subconsulship noun
- Ė³¦“Ē²Ō²õ³Ü±ōĖ²õ³ó¾±±č noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of consul1
Example Sentences
Frier, Franceās consul general in Los Angeles, was preparing to host a party and the 25-pound sterling silver objet dāart was the guest of honor.
Pacific Southwest, based in Los Angeles, said security has been increased at consul facilities and at other Jewish institutions, with the help of American law enforcement and local police.
In a speech at the ceremony, the US consul in Northern Ireland, James Applegate, said the remains were being returned to their "rightful place".
In a room at the French consul generalās, a diptych of palms as long-legged as Paris runway models.
The republicās consuls and other officers became Augustusā lapdogs, but he preserved their venerable offices and titles āwith anxious care,ā seeming to consult them and massaging their vanity.
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