consular
adjective
con·sul·ar
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Definition of consular
: of, relating to, or of the nature of a consul or a consul's office or duties
consular responsibilities A lot of his consular work involves issuing visas to Americans bound for the Alps—and Hitz happens to run a travel agency.— Hugh D. Menzies In Cicero's day, consular hopefuls behaved as politicians always have and forever will.— Lionel Casson
Examples of consular in a Sentence
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South Korea's Foreign Ministry sent a consul from the Consulate General in Atlanta to the scene of the accident to determine the status of the crew rescue and provide consular assistance to South Korean crew members who were already rescued. — Natasha Chen, CNN, "4 crew members are still missing 24 hours after a cargo ship overturned off the Georgia coast," 9 Sep. 2019 Her husband, Abdulqader Faisal Hezam Al Dhaibani, was told of his visa approval orally and in writing after his consular interview in Djibouti in July 2017, then was notified of his rejection six months later, the suit said. — Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, "Suit claims U.S. using Trump travel ban to withhold previously approved visas," 5 Sep. 2019 On Wednesday night, the Metropolitan Police released a statement attributed to Yulia Skripal, turning down a Russian offer of consular assistance, adding another irritant to worsening relations with Moscow. — Stephen Castle, BostonGlobe.com, "Attack on Skripals Shows Russia Is ‘Reckless,’ U.K. Says," 12 Apr. 2018 The statement came after news site HK01 reported that the U.K. consular employee, Simon Cheng, 28, was reported missing after failing to return from an Aug. 8 meeting in the adjacent city of Shenzhen. — Fortune, "Staffer at U.K. Consulate Reportedly Detained Trying To Return to Hong Kong," 20 Aug. 2019 In his 1877 book, Travels in the Footsteps of Bruce in Algeria and Tunis, Playfair paid homage to his consular predecessor, visiting some of the sites Bruce had recorded. — Rubén Montoya, National Geographic, "The Sahara buried this ancient Roman city—preserving it for centuries," 30 July 2019 Canada’s foreign ministry confirmed that the unnamed person is receiving consular services, according to the New York Times. — Amy Gunia, Time, "Another Canadian Citizen Has Been Arrested in China," 15 July 2019 The Canadian being held in custody has received consular services, the ministry said on Saturday. — Jane Perlez, New York Times, "China Arrests Another Canadian, Adding to Diplomatic Tensions," 14 July 2019 The Canadian being held in custody has received consular services, the ministry said Saturday. — Jane Perlez, BostonGlobe.com, "China arrests another Canadian, adding to diplomatic tensions," 14 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'consular.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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