consul

noun

Definition of consulnext
as in attaché

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Recent Examples of consul 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 Weston Hurt might have given the American consul Sharpless a bit more vocal oomph, but his well-upholstered baritone and awkward dignity were just right. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 11 Apr. 2026 Robert Imbrie, the American consul in Tehran, was brutally murdered in 1924, allegedly because a fanatical religious leader accused him of being a Baha’i and poisoning a well. — Daniel Thomas Potts, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026 But what worries me a little bit more is that some of the professionals at embassies and consuls are not being told to come home. — CBS News, 8 Mar. 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
  • The remarks to foreign diplomats triggered an immediate reaction from Goldman Sachs, which replaced its call for an imminent 25-basis point hike with a decision to hold steady at next Thursday’s meeting.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 13 July 2026
  • Oman, which long has been an interlocutor between Tehran and the West, summoned an Iranian diplomat to criticize the attack.
    — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 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
Noun
  • Travis Medema, chief deputy for the Oregon State Fire Marshall, said his office will use FireSat to plan escape routes and monitor fires.
    — Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • With the help of a family friend, a retired deputy sheriff, Robinson’s parents persuaded him to surrender to authorities, according to charging documents.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of deputy
Noun
  • The stock has also come under pressure following the unwind of the SpaceX proxy trade.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • This may not be possible in such an opaque proxy war including so much area and such large actors.
    — Ivan Buendia Gayton, STAT, 7 July 2026
Definition of proxy
Noun
  • The foreign minister of Qatar — a mediator in the conflict — had said ceasefire talks would continue after the multiday funeral last week for Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
    — NPR Staff, NPR, 14 July 2026
  • Hamad met in 2007 with Israel’s then-foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, at the United Nations General Assembly.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of foreign minister
Noun
  • My family was comfortable in the sense that my mother worked for the Canadian ambassador as their main cook.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
  • As an ambassador for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland, Howard is conscious of what his appearance at The Open could mean to younger people living with the condition and to their families.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of ambassador

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