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consul

con·sul [ kónss'l ] (plural con·suls)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. government international relations government official working abroad: a government official living in a foreign city to promote the commercial interests of the official's own state and protect its citizens

2. ancient hist ancient Roman magistrate: in ancient Rome, one of the two chief magistrates who were elected to govern annually

3. history former French official: one of the three chief magistrates of the first French Republic between 1799 and 1804

[14th century. < Latin]

con·su·lar adjective
con·sul·ship noun
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