US /ˈkɑnsəl/ UK /ˈkɒnsəl/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an official representing a state's commercial interests in a foreign city

    The consul issued emergency papers to the stranded travelers.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · an official representing a... envoyrepresentativeagentdiplomatemissarylegate
Word family
Derived forms consularconsulateconsulshipconsulage
Related forms consultproconsulcouncil

Etymology

From Latin consul, the title of the chief magistrate of the Roman Republic, traditionally derived from consulere ('to take counsel, consult'). The diplomatic-agent sense developed in late medieval Italian and French commercial usage.

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