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consul

[kon-suhl] / ˈkɒn səl /
NOUN
representative
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The honorary consul of Poland in Northern Ireland, Jerome Mullen, said he had never experienced such a tragedy in his 18 years in the job.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

He will visit four Indian cities, beginning in Kolkata, home to one of the oldest US diplomatic posts -- which got its first consul in 1792, just 16 years after Washington's independence.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Netanyahu has long looked to Churchill as a model for leadership, said Ofir Akunis, the Israeli consul general to the U.S. in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026

“The Marble Faun” was published in 1860, a year before Confederate guns fired on Fort Sumter, and seven years after the author’s college friend, President Franklin Pierce, appointed him U.S. consul in Liverpool, England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

The ministry will never disappoint Mr. Smith in order to please a mere consul.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

The republic’s consuls and other officers became Augustus’ lapdogs, but he preserved their venerable offices and titles “with anxious care,” seeming to consult them and massaging their vanity.

From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025

Thursday’s summit was attended by consuls and other senior officials from G-7 nations and the European Union, and lawmakers and representatives from economic organizations, labor unions and other organizations.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

In the wake of the reporting, Paraguay, Finland, Brazil and other countries announced investigations of consuls and the system that empowers them.

From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2022

Each year, the assembly elected two executives called consuls to oversee the laws and ensure their enforcement.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

Despite the emergency, two foreign consuls were playing tennis on the grass courts out back.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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