Definitions for consulate
ˈkɒn sə lɪtcon·sulate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. consulatenoun

   diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. consulatenoun

   The residency of a consul

2. consulatenoun

   In practice, an office of a government in a foreign city that oversees the distribution of visas and provides assistance to nationals.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Consulatenoun

   The office of consul.

   Etymology: consulatus, Latin.

   His name and consulate were effaced out of all publick registers and inscriptions. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Consulate

   A consulate is the office of a consul. A type of diplomatic mission, it is usually subordinate to the state's main representation in the capital of that foreign country (host state), usually an embassy (or, only between two Commonwealth countries, a high commission). The term "consulate" may refer not only to the office of a consul, but also to the building occupied by the consul and the consul's staff. The consulate may share premises with the embassy itself.

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1. consulate

   A consulate is a government office or official residence housed in a foreign country, operated by a consul who represents their home government. This office is responsible for assisting and protecting its citizens travelling or living in the host country, promoting trade and friendship between the two nations, and issuing visas to foreigners who wish to visit the consul's home country.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Consulatenoun

   the office of a consul

2. Consulatenoun

   the jurisdiction or residence of a consul

3. Consulatenoun

   consular government; term of office of a consul

4. Etymology: [L. consulatus: cf. F. consulat.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Consulate

   name given to the French Government from the fall of the Directory till the establishment of the Empire. At first there were three provisional consuls, Bonaparte, Siéyès, and Roger Ducos; then three consuls for ten years, Bonaparte, Cambacérès, and Lebrun, which was dissolved with the establishment of the Empire on the 20th May 1804.

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1. consulate

   The workplace of a diplomat and the team of people who provide diplomatic services.

   The consulate was in the city so the diplomat could attend governmental meetings if necessary.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2020  

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1. • Diplomatic Building

Anagrams for consulate »

1. cleanouts

2. cleans out

How to pronounce consulate?

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of consulate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of consulate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of consulate in a Sentence

1. Paul Towers:

   We are speaking to our consulate ... this is not justice.

2. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan:

   He entered the general consulate himself, and if he has entered by himself and if he did not exit it, of course this should be proven by the general consulate.

3. John Bolton:

   We are very concerned about the Quds Force and Qassem Soleimani using Shi'ite militia groups and others in Iraq as indirect ways to attack our embassy in Baghdad, consulate in Erbil, our various bases around the country.

4. Nir Barkat:

   The same small but vocal group of members of Congress who are trying to prevent the United States from re-supplying Israel with Iron Dome interceptors is trying to push the US administration to open a consulate in Jerusalem that serves the Palestinians. These members oppose the existence of the State of Israel and are anti-peace.

5. Mark Warner:

   This is actually not some dark room or off some dark deserted road, this is inside the Saudi consulate and 15 individuals coming over from Saudi Arabia for what at least appears to be one task only and that was the elimination of Mr. Khashoggi.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=consulate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Consulate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=consulate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulate
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consulate
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Consulate