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

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Anagrams for consulate »

1. cleanouts

2. cleans out

How to pronounce consulate?

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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. John Cornyn:

   Saudi Arabia has a history of surreptitious and at times malign behavior in Saudi Arabia attempts to influence American public policy and freedom of speech in our own country, in 2016, the Saudi government used shell nonprofits to trick several American veterans into lobbying on its behalf against the Justice Against State Sponsors of Terrorism Act( P.L. 114 – 222). In 2018, Saudi Arabian operatives murdered U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside its own consulate. In this 2014 file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a news conference in Manama, Bahrain. ( AP).

2. Brendan Malone:

   Once we got the congressman involved, everything just went real smooth. He had some contacts. I believe he even contacted the consulate in Washington, D.C. and then after that everything just went really, super fast.

3. Danny Russell:

   It is very hard for me to figure out what China could do uniquely from its consulate in Houston that it could not equally well do from its consulates in Boston, LA, or NY, from the embassy in DC or through non-official cover, it is inconceivable that shutting down a consulate will stop espionage.

4. United States:

   None of the missiles hit the new United States consulate which is still under construction in Erbil, but areas around the compound were hit.

5. Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying:

   Most countries appreciate and support China's efforts to fight against the novel coronavirus, and we understand and respect them when they adopt or enhance quarantine measures at border entry. But in the meantime, some countries, the US in particular, have inappropriately overreacted, which certainly runs counter to WHO advice, the Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying government hasn't provided any substantial assistance to us, but it was the first to evacuate personnel from The US government consulate in Wuhan, the first to suggest partial withdrawal of its embassy staff, and the first to impose a travel ban on Chinese travelers. All The US government has done could only create and spread fear, which is a bad example.

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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
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=consulate