consul

noun

Definition of consulnext
as in attaché

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Recent Examples of consul Pablo Neruda played a key role when he was appointed Chile’s special consul for Spanish immigration. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 19 June 2026 When Pierce took office, Hawthorne was given a posting as consul to Liverpool. — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026 Foreign Minister Oana Toiu summoned Russian Ambassador Vladimir Lipaev and told him the consul had 72 hours to leave Romania. — Arkansas Online, 30 May 2026 After the Supreme Council of National Defense meeting in Bucharest, Dan said that the Russian consul in the Black Sea port city of Constanta has been declared persona non grata and that the consulate there will be closed. — Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for consul
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consul
  1. diplomat
  2. procurator
  3. nuncio
  4. deputy
  5. proxy
  6. foreign minister
  7. ambassador
Noun
  • In March 2024, Josep Borrell, a top EU diplomat, accused Israel of creating a famine and using starvation as a weapon of war.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Diplomatic unease The diplomat’s remarks come amid diplomatic unease over the latest revisions to the electoral decree , the third in four months.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of diplomat
Noun
  • Andrei Vyshinsky, procurator general in the 1930s, had overseen Stalin’s horrendous purges of millions of ordinary citizens – plus most of the members of the Communist Party Central Committee and top Soviet generals.
    — Peter Bridges, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2022
  • The procurator of Roman Britain, Catus Decianus, ordered an extra two hundred men to Camulodunum and figured the problem was solved.
    — Anne Thériault, Longreads, 14 May 2021
Definition of procurator
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  • If a bishop or a nuncio—one of the Vatican's ambassadors in the country—has an issue, the Pope is very quick to respond.
    — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The Dicastery for Bishops organizes such appointments, via the Vatican’s ambassador to the country—the nuncio.
    — Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Definition of nuncio
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  • Thurman said Life Time has a contract with Freeman Health System for emergency medical services and is set to pay overtime for McDonald County Sheriff's Office deputies working to keep the race safe.
    — Glory Reitz, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • One deputy was caught directly under branches and the tree's trunk, but was spared in part by the SUV obstructing the fall.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of deputy
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  • Israel, feeling more exposed, might become more inclined to strike preventively, and without the United States involved, Iran and its regional proxies might be more tempted to strike back.
    — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The disagreement reflected a widening divide between Jerusalem and Washington over Israel's military campaign against Iran's regional proxies, as the Biden administration sought to prevent the fighting from escalating into a broader regional war.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of proxy
Noun
  • Turkey’s foreign minister said earlier this year that his country would consider doing the same.
    — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Days later, after North Korea’s vice foreign minister addressed the UN General Assembly, the mission published the phone number in question on the first page of the minister’s speech.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of foreign minister
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  • In August, Under Armour named the rapper its global brand ambassador and creative director of P-Star, a new platform spanning apparel, footwear and community initiatives.
    — Emanuel Okusanya, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Later on, in the fourth quarter, after an errant pass was batted upward and, eventually, into the hands of an offensive lineman, Kelce, ever the ambassador for his undersung position, was full of primal delight.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of ambassador

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