consuls

noun

plural of consul
as in attachés

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for consuls
  1. diplomats
  2. deputies
  3. proxies
  4. missionaries
Noun
  • Final results could come as early as Thursday evening after about a half-million absentee ballots are counted from military personnel, diplomats, people in prisons and hospitals, and others.
    — Cara Anna, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The humorist was also a gifted speechwriter for various NASA astronauts, political diplomats — once serving as deputy chief speechwriter for New York Mayor Bill de Blasio — and Colombian pop star Shakira.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of diplomats
Noun
  • The Monterey County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that deputies and detectives responded to a shooting along Jetty Road in Moss Landing shortly after midnight.
    — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Local law enforcement officers and sheriff’s deputies will also be available to respond to any issues that arise, the release said.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of deputies
Noun
  • Further, as Iranian proxies wither and die on the vine, peace will be given an opportunity to establish roots in a region where peace is always in short supply.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Since 2007, Chinese intelligence operatives and their proxies had been stealing data to do with the F-35.
    — Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of proxies
Noun
  • The task held spiritual import for the missionaries, but conversion was also a powerful political instrument of Spanish imperialism.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • He was arrested while trying to explore a new sea route for the entrance of missionaries into Korea.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of missionaries
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

consul
consuls
consult
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Consuls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consuls. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of effrontery

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Old-Timey Vehicles

The Words of the Week - Nov. 6

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
couple-laugh-cafe
Quiz: Foreign Phrases You Should Know Check out your bona fides and avoid any faux pas.
See All