Associations to the word «Consul»

Wiktionary

CONSUL, noun. An official residing in a foreign country in order to protect the interests of citizens from his or her nation.
CONSUL, noun. (historical) Either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman Republic.
CONSUL, noun. (historical) One of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804.
CONSUL, noun. (obsolete) A senator; a counsellor.
CONSUL GENERAL, noun. A consular officer who heads a consulate general, and is a consul of the highest rank serving at a particular location.
CONSUL GENERALS, noun. Plural of consul general

Dictionary definition

CONSUL, noun. A diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats