consulate

noun

con·​sul·​ate ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)lət 

1

: a government by consuls

2

: the office, term of office, or jurisdiction of a consul

3

: the residence or official premises of a consul

Examples of consulate in a Sentence

the Russian consulate in Washington, D.C.

Recent Examples on the Web

The consulates dealing with the next highest number of applications are Havana, Cuba, with 350,000; Mexico City with 165,000; São Paulo with 150,000; Miami with 120,000; and Caracas, Venezuela, with 40,000. —Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025

Nine of the domestic workers were from Indonesia and one was from the Philippines, their consulates said. —Chris Lau, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025

This conceptual work was a real, functioning consulate for an imaginary Pan-African Afrofuturist union of countries. —Dread Scott, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025

Indonesia's consulate said two of the dead were nationals also working as domestic helpers. —Joyce Zhou, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing consulate

• consulate general

Kids Definition

consulate

noun

con·​sul·​ate ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)lət 

: the residence or office of a consul

Legal Definition

consulate

noun

con·​sul·​ate ˈkän-sə-lət 

1

: the office, term of office, or jurisdiction of a consul

2

: the residence or official premises of a consul