consuls

noun

plural of consul
as in attachés

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  1. diplomats
  2. deputies
  3. proxies
  4. missionaries
Noun
  • Iranian diplomats said Tehran was close to reaching a new arrangement with Oman to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a deal critical to preventing the war from escalating further, according to the Financial Times.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement But international diplomats viewed Rodríguez as a technocrat rather than an ideological hard-liner.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026
Definition of diplomats
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  • Moments later, the witness saw smoke coming from the area and notified sheriff’s deputies.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Please keep her family, her fellow deputies, and the entire Lexington County community in your prayers.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of deputies
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  • Iran’s proxies in the region, the Houthis, have since blockaded another strait – the Bab-al-Mandeb – challenging Saudi Arabia’s ability to export oil through that alternate route.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • That’s as Tehran has used its proxies to expand the war across the region, most notably Houthis rebels threatening ships in the Red Sea that are trying to use the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of proxies
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  • Garner is one of numerous missionaries in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who offer the tours.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The destination is distinctive on its own, not far from the northern reaches of Chilean Patagonia and a site of UNESCO World Heritage churches built by Jesuit missionaries in the 18th century.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
Definition of missionaries
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