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consul

[ kon-suhl ]

noun

  1. an official appointed by the government of one 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. French History. one of the three supreme magistrates of the First Republic during the period 1799–1804.


consul

/ ˈkɒnsəl; ˈkɒnsjʊlə /

noun

  1. an official appointed by a sovereign state to protect its commercial interests and aid its citizens in a foreign city
  2. (in ancient Rome) either of two annually elected magistrates who jointly exercised the highest authority in the republic
  3. (in France from 1799 to 1804) any of the three chief magistrates of the First Republic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Confusables Note

See council.
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Derived Forms

  • consular, adjective
  • ˈDzԲܱˌ󾱱, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz·· adjective
  • Dz·ܱ·󾱱 noun
  • ܲ·Dz·ܱ noun
  • sub·Dz·ܱ·󾱱 noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of consul1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin; a derivative of consulere “to take counsel, consult”; consult
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of consul1

C14: from Latin, from consulere to consult
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In a room at the French consul general’s, a diptych of palms as long-legged as Paris runway models.

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The republic’s consuls and other officers became Augustus’ lapdogs, but he preserved their venerable offices and titles “with anxious care,” seeming to consult them and massaging their vanity.

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In this version, Sharpless, the U.S. consul in Nagasaki, is bilingual.

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An order to stop the Rafah offensive was the latest action against Israel, all of which create “a tremendous sense of pressure,” a former consul general said.

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The consul could only issue them with emergency white passports for return to Ukraine.

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