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| con·sul [ kónss'l ] (plural con·suls) |
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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
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2. ancient hist ancient Roman magistrate: in ancient Rome, one of the two chief magistrates who were elected to govern annually
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3. history former French official: one of the three chief magistrates of the first French Republic between 1799 and 1804
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| [14th century. < Latin] |
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  con·su·lar adjective |
| con·sul·ship noun |
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