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consulship

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.consulship - the post of consul
berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
Translations
consulship [ˈkɒnsəlʃɪp] N → consulado m
consulship
n → Konsulat nt
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For when he had carried the consulship for a friend of his, against the pursuit of Sylla, and that Sylla did a little resent thereat, and began to speak great, Pompey turned upon him again, and in effect bade him be quiet; for that more men adored the sun rising, than the sun setting.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
" This is what we call "a scrummage," gentlemen, and the first scrummage in a School-house match was no joke in the consulship of Plancus.
Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context
 
 
 
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