consular
adjective
con·sul·ar
ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)lər 
: of, relating to, or of the nature of a consul or a consul's office or duties
consular responsibilities
A lot of his consular work involves issuing visas to Americans bound for the Alps—and Hitz happens to run a travel agency.—
Hugh D. Menzies
Hugh D. MenziesIn Cicero's day, consular hopefuls behaved as politicians always have and forever will.—Lionel Casson
Lionel CassonExamples of consular in a Sentence
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The play, which is set around the turn of the 21st century, draws from the historical referent wherein the Sept. 11 hijackers all had been approved for visas at some point by consular officials who, in hindsight, clearly missed some things.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024
The State Department has not determined Wells to be wrongfully detained, but he is regularly visited by U.S. consular officials who monitor his treatment, health and safety, most recently in January, the spokesperson said.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
Iran’s unprecedented direct attack on Israel, which followed its deadly strike on Iran’s consular building in Syria, left the U.S. and its allies scrambling to avoid a wider conflict as the world waits to see what comes next.
—NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
The Iranian message arrived as U.S. forces and regional partners were still assisting Israel in shooting down dozens of missiles and drones, which Iran had launched in retaliation for Israel’s April 1 strike of its consular building in Syria which killed senior Iranian officials.
—Vera Bergengruen, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Tehran must retaliate for a deadly attack on its consular compound in Damascus last week because the U.N. Security Council failed to condemn the strike or take any action against Israel, Iran’s U.N. mission said Thursday.
—USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
The embassy said on X that the building housed a consular section and the ambassador’s residence.
—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Syria and Iran blamed Israel for the airstrike that destroyed a consular building, killing Mohammed Reza Zahedi, a top commander in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), and several other officials, including another senior commander Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Members of Congress, former Department of Homeland Security officials and former consular officers were among the dozens of parties who submitted friend of the court briefs in support of Muñoz and Acensio and who called on the court to uphold basic due process protections.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024
The State Department has not determined Wells to be wrongfully detained, but he is regularly visited by U.S. consular officials who monitor his treatment, health and safety, most recently in January, the spokesperson said.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
Iran’s unprecedented direct attack on Israel, which followed its deadly strike on Iran’s consular building in Syria, left the U.S. and its allies scrambling to avoid a wider conflict as the world waits to see what comes next.
—NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
The Iranian message arrived as U.S. forces and regional partners were still assisting Israel in shooting down dozens of missiles and drones, which Iran had launched in retaliation for Israel’s April 1 strike of its consular building in Syria which killed senior Iranian officials.
—Vera Bergengruen, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Tehran must retaliate for a deadly attack on its consular compound in Damascus last week because the U.N. Security Council failed to condemn the strike or take any action against Israel, Iran’s U.N. mission said Thursday.
—USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
The embassy said on X that the building housed a consular section and the ambassador’s residence.
—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Syria and Iran blamed Israel for the airstrike that destroyed a consular building, killing Mohammed Reza Zahedi, a top commander in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), and several other officials, including another senior commander Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Members of Congress, former Department of Homeland Security officials and former consular officers were among the dozens of parties who submitted friend of the court briefs in support of Muñoz and Acensio and who called on the court to uphold basic due process protections.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Consular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consular. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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