consul
noun
con·sul
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Definition of consul
1a
: either of two annually elected chief magistrates of the Roman republic
b
: one of three chief magistrates of the French republic from 1799 to 1804
2
: an official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country to represent the commercial interests of citizens of the appointing country
the American consul in Rome
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Other Words from consul
consulship
\ ˈkän(t)-səl-ˌship
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noun
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noun
Examples of consul in a Sentence
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In 1890, the U.S. consul to Chile donated the mummy of an 8-year-old Inca girl to the Michigan State University Museum. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "500-Year-Old Inca Mummy Repatriated to Bolivia," 22 Aug. 2019 Returning to France, Napoleon took part in a coup against the government and then became first consul in February 1800. — National Geographic, "Napoleon lost the Battle of Waterloo—here’s what went wrong," 15 Aug. 2019 But authorities in the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba, where Carvajal was serving as Venezuela’s consul, refused to extradite him under intense pressure from Maduro. — Aritz Parra, The Seattle Times, "Venezuela’s ex-spy chief arrested in Madrid on US warrant," 13 Apr. 2019 Roman splendor Thamugadi lay largely forgotten in the desert sands until 1875, when it was visited by Robert Lambert Playfair, Britain’s consul in Algiers. — Rubén Montoya, National Geographic, "The Sahara buried this ancient Roman city—preserving it for centuries," 30 July 2019 Three weeks later, he was welcomed by the British consul in St Petersburg, then the Russian capital. — Anu Kumar, Quartz India, "An 18th-century British merchant’s account of how the empire ruled India," 26 July 2019 Despite his uneven military record in Egypt, Napoleon returned to France a hero, and was proclaimed first consul of the French Republic. — National Geographic, "How Beethoven went from Napoleon’s biggest fan to his worst critic," 24 Apr. 2019 Wilmer was diagnosed with pneumonia, according to the Guatemalan consul in Del Rio, Texas, and died about a month later at a children’s hospital on May 14. — Washington Post, "Guatemalans still risk migration despite child deaths in US," 6 June 2019 As the Napoleonic Wars raged across Europe, the French consul had become a conqueror, hungry for more lands. — National Geographic, "How Beethoven went from Napoleon’s biggest fan to his worst critic," 24 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'consul.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for consul
consul
noun
English Language Learners Definition of consul
: a government official whose job is to live in a foreign country and protect and help the citizens of his or her own country who are traveling, living, or doing business there
: either one of two chief officials of the ancient Roman republic who were elected every year
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consul
noun
con·sul
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Kids Definition of consul
: an official appointed by a government to live in a foreign country in order to look after the commercial interests of citizens of the appointing country
consul
noun
con·sul
| \ ˈkän-səl
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Legal Definition of consul
: an official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country in order to represent the commercial interests of citizens of the appointing country
Other Words from consul
consular
\ -sə-lər
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adjective
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adjective
consulship
noun
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