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consul

con·sul
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kon-suh l]
    • /ˈkɒn səl/
    • /ˈkɒn.səl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-suh l]
    • /ˈkɒn səl/

Definitions of consul word

  • countable noun consul A consul is an official who is sent by his or her government to live in a foreign city in order to look after all the people there that belong to his or her own country. 3
  • noun consul an official appointed by a sovereign state to protect its commercial interests and aid its citizens in a foreign city 3
  • noun consul (in ancient Rome) either of two annually elected magistrates who jointly exercised the highest authority in the republic 3
  • noun consul (in France from 1799 to 1804) any of the three chief magistrates of the First Republic 3
  • noun consul either of the two chief magistrates of the ancient Roman republic 3
  • noun consul one of the three highest officials of the French republic from 1799 to 1804 3

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Origin of consul

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin; traditionally taken to be a derivative of consulere to consult, but orig. and interrelationship of both words is unclear

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Consul

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

consul popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

consul usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for consul

noun consul

  • legate — an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
  • delegate — A delegate is a person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially at a conference or a meeting.
  • lawyer — a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
  • representative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
  • diplomat — a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries.

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