consul
consul
Definition
con·sul (kän′səl)
noun
- either of the two chief magistrates of the ancient Roman republic
- one of the three highest officials of the French republic from 1799 to 1804
- a person appointed by a government to aid and serve its citizens and business interests in a foreign city
Etymology: OFr < L consulere, to deliberate, take counsel: see consult
con′·sular (-ər) adjective
con′·sul·ship′ noun
consul
Synonyms
consul
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- elect: No longer were Consuls elected, he stayed in power and chose the consuls himself.
- appoint: He lived mainly in Rome, where he was appointed British Consul in 1860.
- become: He became the British consul in Hamburg, a post which he then resigned to become a full-time writer.
- make: His courageous struggle against the war achieved international recognition and in 1918 he was made honorary Soviet consul in Glasgow.
- say: And I dare say the Consuls say, ' Why, then, does he write them?
- ask: I gave a bow, which might mean either no or yes, and asked the consul what the party was.
Preposition: at
- consulate: These turn out to be the Commercial Consul at the British Consulate at Osaka and the Trade Commissioner in the Hong Kong consulate.
Adjective modifier
- honorary: That's why the honorary consul brought you to me.
- British: The five were denied access to the British consul for over two weeks.
- French: The Consul General, head of the French consul in London, will also be in attendance to mark the occasion.
- German: The German consul is just now the one who supports him.
- American: An American consul based in Algiers Robert Daniel Murphy was tasked with sounding out how cooperative the French army would be.
- English: I have mentioned the name of the new English consul.
Modifies a noun
- general: Bazoft was last seen during a half-hour visit by Robin Kealy, consul general at the British Embassy.
Noun used with modifier
- vise: After our meal the vise consul paid us a visit and listened gravely to our complaints.
- center: Above: S6 Neo main units mounted in center consul It looks chunky and is very visible in this position.
Preposition: of
- year: In the center was stationed the infantry in unusually deep files, under the command of the consul of the previous year Gnaeus Servilius.
- nation: The effects of all persons deceased shall be given up to the Consuls of the nation to which they may have belonged.
Preposition: for
consul Quotes
O fortunatam natam me consule Romam! O lucky Rome, born when I was consul!
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