Consul
['kɒns(ə)l] or ['kɑnsl]
Definition
(noun.) a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country.
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Definition
(n.) One of the two chief magistrates of the republic.
(n.) A senator; a counselor.
(n.) One of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804, who were called, respectively, first, second, and third consul.
(n.) An official commissioned to reside in some foreign country, to care for the commercial interests of the citizens of the appointing government, and to protect its seamen.
Editor: Megan
Definition
n. one of the two chief-magistrates in the Roman republic: one commissioned to reside in a foreign country as an agent for or representative of a government.—n. Con′sulage duty paid to a consul for protection of goods.—adj. Con′sular pertaining to a consul.—n. a man of consular rank.—ns. Con′sulate the office residence or jurisdiction of a consul; Con′sulship the office or term of office of a consul.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. In American politics a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.
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Examples
- Six weeks ago, at the American consul's, in Paris, a very quiet wedding of course, for even in our happiness we didn't forget dear little Beth. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Maybe the American army will be there to protect them, the vice-consul said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The consul and secretaries were already invited. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Consul at Sheffield, England, reported that a new steel had been introduced there for use in making table cutlery. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- So each consul's family stays at home chiefly and amuses itself as best it can. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- To this Laplace is said to have replied: Fi rst Citizen Consul, I have not had need of that hypothesis. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- We ran into a couple of Italians we knew and McAdams, the vice-consul, and they came up with us when we joined the girls. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- At length, on February 28, 1801, Fulton received word from Napoleon, the First Consul, to send his torpedo-boat against the English fleet. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The First Consul was no kinder to women in the Code Napoleon. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Consul General has been here five years, and has got enough of it to do him for a century, and is going home shortly. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We have never been much trouble to a Consul before, but we have been a fearful nuisance to our Consul at Beirout. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- During the period of the Consulate, the First Consul was very active in advancing the fortunes of his brothers and sisters. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Ettore said to the vice-consul. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Wynne, afterward a consul-general, served as Assistant Postmaster General. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Napoleon, as First Consul, bargained with him over his invention of torpedoes. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- This constitution was chiefly the joint production of a worthy philosopher Sieyès, who was one of the three consuls, and Bonaparte. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The three Consuls were installed at the Luxembourg palace, with two commissioners, to reconstruct the constitution. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Each assembly had its own officials; the former, the consuls, etc. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Then came the usual resort to violence, and the followers of Sulpicius drove the consuls from the forum. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Muhammadans' comes on Friday, the Jews' on Saturday, and that of the Christian Consuls on Sunday. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- There are many foreign consuls in this place, but much visiting is not indulged in. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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