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1. (n.) consul
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. consul
either of the two chief magistrates of the ancient Roman republic.
3. consul
one of the three supreme magistrates of the French First Republic from 1799 to 1804.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L; taken to be a der. of consulere to consult , but orig. and interrelationship of both words is unclear)
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| Definition of 'consul' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) consul
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
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1. (noun) consul
an official representative of a country working to help its citizens in a foreign city
***the American Consul in London
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) consul
one of the two chief magistrates of the republic
2. (noun) consul
a senator; a counselor
3. (noun) consul
one of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804, who were called, respectively, first, second, and third consul
4. (noun) consul
an official commissioned to reside in some foreign country, to care for the commercial interests of the citizens of the appointing government, and to protect its seamen
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. consul
(1) one of the two magistrates of Rome elected annually after the expulsion of the kings, and invested with regal power; (2) a chief magistrate of the French Republic from 1799 to 1804; (3) one commissioned to protect, especially the mercantile rights of the subjects of a State in foreign country.
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Sense: an agent who looks after his country's residents in (part of) a foreign country
the British Consul in Berlin.
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 Afrikaans: konsul |
 Arabic: قُنْصُل |
 Bulgarian: консул |
 Brazilian: cônsul |
 Czech: konzul |
 German: der Konsul |
 Danish: konsul |
 Greek: πρόξενος |
 Spanish: cónsul |
 Estonian: konsul |
 Farsi: کنسول |
 Finnish: konsuli |
 French: consul, ule |
 Hebrew: שַׁגרִיר |
 Hindi: वाणिज्य दूत |
 Croatian: konzul |
 Hungarian: konzul |
 Indonesian: konsul |
 Icelandic: ræðismaður, konsúll |
 Italian: console |
 Japanese: 領事 |
 Korean: 영사 |
 Lithuanian: konsulas |
 Latvian: konsuls |
 Malay: konsul |
 Dutch: consul |
 Norwegian: konsul |
 Polish: konsul |
 Persian: کنسول |
 Pashto: كونسل، ښكار ندوى يا نمايد |
 Portuguese: cônsul |
 Romanian: consul |
 Russian: консул |
 Slovak: konzul |
 Slovenian: konzul |
 Serbian: konzul |
 Swedish: konsul |
 Thai: กงสุล |
 Turkish: konsolos |
 Taiwanese: 領事 |
 Ukrainian: консул |
 Urdu: قنصل |
 Vietnamese: lãnh sự |
 Chinese: 领事 |
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