vice-consul
noun
vice-con·sul
ˈvīs-ˈkän(t)-səl 
ˌvīs-
: a consular officer subordinate to a consul general or to a consul
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Originally from Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, Gutiérrez was appointed vice-consul in October and took up her position in Southern California on March 6 after receiving training in the basics of her job: civil registration, immigration and legal issues.
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Soudi Jiménez, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
Soudi Jiménez, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
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1559, in the meaning defined above
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vice-consul
noun
vice-con·sul
ˈvīs-ˈkän-səl
: a consular officer subordinate to a consul general or to a consul
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