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consul

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con·sul  (knsl)
n. Abbr. Con. or Cons.
1. An official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country and represent his or her government's commercial interests and assist its citizens there. See Usage Note at council.
2. Either of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, elected for a term of one year.
3. Any of the three chief magistrates of the French Republic from 1799 to 1804.

[Middle English, Roman consul, from Latin cnsul; possibly akin to cnsulere, to take counsel.]

consu·lar (-s-lr) adj.
consul·ship n.

consul [ˈkɒnsəl]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an official appointed by a sovereign state to protect its commercial interests and aid its citizens in a foreign city
2. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) either of two annually elected magistrates who jointly exercised the highest authority in the republic
3. (Historical Terms) (in France from 1799 to 1804) any of the three chief magistrates of the First Republic
[from Latin, from consulere to consult]
consular  [ˈkɒnsjʊlə] adj
consulship  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.consulconsul - a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
diplomat, diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiations
Translations
consul [ˈkɒnsəl] N (= diplomatic official) → cónsul mf
consul generalcónsul mf general

consul [ˈkɒnsəl] n (= official) → consul m

consul
nKonsul m

consul [ˈkɒnsəl] nconsole m
consul general → console generale
consul [ˈkɒnsəl] nconsole m
consul general → console generale

consul
n consul [ˈkonsəl]
1 an agent who looks after his country's residents in (part of) a foreign country the British Consul in Berlin. konsul قُنْصُل консул konzul konsul der Konsul πρόξενος cónsul konsul کنسول konsuli consul, ule שַׁגרִיר वाणिज्य दूत konzul konzul konsul ræðismaður, konsúll console 領事 영사 konsulas konsuls konsul consul konsul konsul cônsul con­sul консул konzul konzul konzul konsul กงสุล konsolos 領事 консул قنصل lãnh sự
2 either of the two chief magistrates in ancient Rome. konsul أحَد القُضاة الرَئيسيين في روما القَديمَه консул (в древен Рим) konzul konsul der Konsul ύπατος (της αρχαίας Ρώμης) cónsul konsul هر یک از دو مجری اضلی قانون در روم باستان konsuli consul קוֹנְסוּל दो प्रधान अधिकारियों में कोई konzul konzul hakim di zaman Romawi ræðismaður, konsúll console 古代ローマの執政官 집정관 konsulas konsuls hakim di zaman Rom consul konsul konsul cônsul consul консул konzul konzul konzul konsul หนึ่งในผู้พิพากษาสูงสุด 2 คนสมัยโรมโบราณ konsül (古羅馬)執政官 консул قديم روم كا) حاكم اعلى) quan chấp chính tối cao (La mã cổ)
adj consular [-sju-]
konsulêr قُنْصِلي консулски konzulární, konzulský konsulær Konsulat-s... προξενικός consular konsulaar- کنسولی؛ وابسته به کنسولگری konsulin- consulaire קוֹנְסוּלָרִי वाणिज्य दूत संबंधी konzularan konzuli konsuler ræðismanns-, í ræðismannsstarfi consolare 領事の 영사의 konsulinis konsula-; konsulāta-; konsulārs konsul consulair konsul-, konsulær konsularny consular consular консульский konzulárny konzularen konzularan konsularisk, konsulär เกี่ยวกับกงสุล konsolosa ait 領事的 консульський قنصلى، قنصل كا thuộc lãnh sự
n consulate [ˈkonsjulət, (American ) -sələt]
the office or residence of a consul. konsulaat; konsulskap قُنْصُلِيَّه консулство konzulát, ambasáda konsulat das Konsulat προξενείο consulado konsulaat کنسولگری konsulaatti consulat שָׁגרִירוּת वाणिज्य दूतावास konzulat konzulátus konsulat aðsetur eða skrifstofa ræðismanns consolato 領事館 영사관 konsulatas konsulāts konsulat consulaat konsulat konsulat consulado consulat консульство konzulát konzulat konzulat konsulat สถานกงสุล konsolosluk 領事館 консульство; консулат قنصل خان‍ہ tòa lãnh sự

consul قنصل konzul konsul Konsul πρόξενος cónsul konsuli consul konzul console 領事 영사 consul konsul konsul cônsul консул konsul กงศุล konsolos lãnh sự 领事


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One was the British consul at Suez, who, despite the prophecies of the English Government, and the unfavourable predictions of Stephenson, was in the habit of seeing, from his office window, English ships daily passing to and fro on the great canal, by which the old roundabout route from England to India by the Cape of Good Hope was abridged by at least a half.
In vain the officer represented to Bartolomeo that he could not see the First Consul without having previously requested an audience in writing; the Italian insisted that the soldier should go to Bonaparte.
United States Consul Lingford was a fussy, elderly gentleman, and in the two years of his service at Attu-Attu had never encountered so unprecedented a case as that laid before him by Boyd Duncan.
 
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