consul
56
6.6
- noun
- /ˈkɒn.səl/
- Formal
:
cónsul
- The consul helped the citizens navigate the legal system while living abroad.
- appoint a consul
- U.S. consul
- Italian consul
And the the German consul says here's a routine matter.
- And the the German consul says here's a routine matter.
- vice consul to Dick Ellis in New York City.
- Fernando Alvar Gonzalez, the Consul General of Spain and Boston, who is here with us today.
- I said OK I go in the consul's office like a legal phone call.
- And the German consul says properly recalled, and then they're talking about Frank Fink in his case.
Examples
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The gentleman of distinction talking to him is Sir Robert MacDonald, the British consul general.
Fiction book (2001) -
Richard Boucher, the U.S. consul general in Hong Kong, asserted that newspapers should publish rumors.
Academic text (1999) -
I have a message for you from the consul, your father.
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Can you get the British consul on the phone, please?
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I want to talk to the consul.
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Meanwhile, the French consul is furious, and the police have come by for the third time now.
Fiction book (1996) -
I got them from the consul of Hamburg.
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"I went down to the legation and asked the consul general some questions.
Fiction book (1999) -
Pakistan's Honorary Consul to Houston, Texas.
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Over in the far corner is the American consul general, Virgil Cole, talking to China Bob's sister, Amy Chan.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
348
4.2
A diplomat who represents one country to another and ranks below an ambassador
223
3.6
An official person who represents their country abroad and negotiates with other countries
94
6.6
A person sent by a government to talk and make agreements with another country
16
3.7
A person who works for the government and acts for it
8
9.5
A person who represents a government in another country
A government official who represents their country in another country and ranks below an ambassador
A person who a government or organization sends to speak for it at official meetings
A government official sent on a special diplomatic mission with lower rank than an ambassador
How Senior
- Formal
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3.7
- Formal
56
6.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Consul comes from the Latin consulere, which means 'to consult' or 'to look after' and is the same root as the English word consult. So a modern consul is a person sent to a foreign city to help and protect their country's people and interests.