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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Now their fate is in the hands of a consular officer at the embassy in Islamabad, or a bureaucrat behind a desk at a ministry in a European capital.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
Switzerland has had close diplomatic ties to the United States, managing its consular interests in Iran through the Swiss mission in Tehran and providing a venue for two rounds of nuclear negotiations with Iran in February as well as for negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
The bomb, an improvised explosive device (IED), went off Sunday and damaged the entrance to the embassy's consular section.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The State Department rejected the assertion that last year’s reductions in force (RIFs) impacted their assistance to US citizens stranded in the Middle East or to State’s consular operations.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
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George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
Switzerland has had close diplomatic ties to the United States, managing its consular interests in Iran through the Swiss mission in Tehran and providing a venue for two rounds of nuclear negotiations with Iran in February as well as for negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
The bomb, an improvised explosive device (IED), went off Sunday and damaged the entrance to the embassy's consular section.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The State Department rejected the assertion that last year’s reductions in force (RIFs) impacted their assistance to US citizens stranded in the Middle East or to State’s consular operations.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Consular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consular. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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