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consul

[kon-suhl] / ˈkɒn səl /
NOUN
representative
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Romania said it was closing the Russian consulate in the Black Sea city of Constanta and expelling the consul general, prompting Moscow to threaten a similar response.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

The consul general had been responding to a Times editorial supporting a boycott of products made with cotton produced in the Xinjiang region of China.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

He was the first black lawyer admitted through an examination to the Florida bar, and later served as consul in Venezuela and Nicaragua during the administrations of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 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

In the port of Trollesund, their consul Dr. Lanselius maintained his contact with the world of men and women, and Serafina Pekkala sped there through the fog to see what he could tell her.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

After 367 BCE, one of the two consuls, the highest officials in the republic, had to be a plebian.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

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

But the vast majority of governments have failed to strengthen oversight or press to reform the international law that protects thousands of honorary consuls worldwide, a new review found.

From Salon Dec. 23, 2022

Once consuls are in place, the memo said, they would remain accountable to the governments they represent.

From Salon Dec. 23, 2022

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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