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consul
a diplomat residing in a foreign country: the American consul in France
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con·sul
(kŏn′səl)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 cōnsul; possibly akin to cōnsulere, to take counsel.]
con′su·lar (-sə-lər) adj.
con′sul·ship′ n.
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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
[C14: from Latin, from consulere to consult]
consular adj
ˈconsulˌship n
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con•sul
(ˈkɒn səl)n.
1. an official appointed by the government of a country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
2. either of the two chief magistrates of the ancient Roman republic.
3. one of the three supreme magistrates of the French First Republic from 1799 to 1804.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin; taken to be a derivative of consulere to consult, but orig. and interrelationship of both words is unclear]
con′su•lar, adj.
con′sul•ship`, n.
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Noun | 1. | consul - 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 |
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Translations
konzul
konsul
konsuli
konzul
konzul
ræîismaîur, konsúll
領事
영사
konsulaskonsulataskonsulinis
konsuls
konzul
konzul
konsul
กงสุล
konsoloskonsül
lãnh sự
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consul
n → Konsul m
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consul
(ˈkonsəl) noun1. an agent who looks after his country's residents in (part of) a foreign country. the British Consul in Berlin.
2. either of the two chief magistrates in ancient Rome.
ˈconsular (-sju-) adjectiveconsulate (ˈkonsjulət) , ((American) -sələt) noun
the office or residence of a consul.
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→ قُنْصُل konzul konsul Konsul πρόξενος cónsul konsuli consul konzul console 領事 영사 consul konsul konsul cônsul консул konsul กงสุล konsolos lãnh sự 领事Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009