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Noun: consul  kón-sul
  1. A diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
    "The consul assisted expatriates with visa issues"
     
  2. (Roman history) either of two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic
    "The consuls were the highest-ranking officials of the Roman Republic"

Derived forms: consuls

Type of: diplomat, diplomatist

Encyclopedia: Consul, Saskatchewan