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consul

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒns(ə)l/

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Definition of consul

noun

1an official appointed by a state to live in a foreign city and protect the state’s citizens and interests there: the British consul in Israel

2(in ancient Rome) each of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic.
any of the three chief magistrates of the first French republic (1799–1804).