consul general

noun

plural consuls general

: a consul of the first rank stationed in an important place or having jurisdiction in several places or over several consuls

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Spotlight on Scandinavian Design NYCxDesign will also afford the design curious a chance to take a peek into the Swedish consul general’s private home. —

Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 May 2026 The consul general had been responding to a Times editorial supporting a boycott of products made with cotton produced in the Xinjiang region of China. —

Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 In one instance in June 2021, a government official sent Wang a link to a letter to the editor published in the Los Angeles Times written by the the consul general of the People’s Republic of China in Los Angeles. —

ABC News, 11 May 2026 Thomas Wasson, American consul general in Jerusalem, was assassinated. —

USA Today, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for consul general

Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of consul general was in 1753

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