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consul Definition

con·sul (känsəl)

noun

  1. either of the two chief magistrates of the ancient Roman republic
  2. one of the three highest officials of the French republic from 1799 to 1804
  3. 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

consul Related Forms
con·sular (-ər) adjective con·sul·ship′ noun
consul Synonyms

consul

n.

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

  • time: Of course Gildas did not give any dates, but Aetius was consul for the third time in A.D. 446.
  • life: In 1802, the French people had overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that made Napoleon first consul for life.
consul Quotes

O fortunatam natam me consule Romam! O lucky Rome, born when I was consul!

—Cicero full name MarcusTullius Cicero