consul
noun
con·sul
ˈkän(t)-səl 
1
a
: either of two annually elected chief magistrates of the Roman republic
b
: one of three chief magistrates of the French republic from 1799 to 1804
2
: an official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country to represent the commercial interests of citizens of the appointing country
the American consul in Rome
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Titus, Roman emperor from AD 79 to 81, sent two consuls to the Campanian region where Pompeii is located after the eruption to provide aid, assess the city and reallocate the property of those who had died in the eruption with no surviving heirs, Zuchtriegel said.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
More recently came claims that the red and white shirts were actually from Sunderland — due to the influence of William Dyer, whose businessman father was Bilbao’s British consul, and who won a 1904 Copa del Rey medal with Athletic.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 19 May 2025
But Fei-hung gets his revenge and saves the day in a literal fiery showdown against the consul's chief enforcer, John (taekwondo master Ken Lo).
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
Her father was a consul; her brother, Clodius Pulcher, was a powerful demagogue and the archenemy of Cicero.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
More recently came claims that the red and white shirts were actually from Sunderland — due to the influence of William Dyer, whose businessman father was Bilbao’s British consul, and who won a 1904 Copa del Rey medal with Athletic.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 19 May 2025
But Fei-hung gets his revenge and saves the day in a literal fiery showdown against the consul's chief enforcer, John (taekwondo master Ken Lo).
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
Her father was a consul; her brother, Clodius Pulcher, was a powerful demagogue and the archenemy of Cicero.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Consul.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consul. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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consul
noun
con·sul
ˈkän(t)-səl
1
: either of two chief officials of the ancient Roman republic who were elected each year
2
: an official appointed by a government to live in a foreign country to look after the commercial interests of citizens of the appointing country
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