consul
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Tyler attended Groton with the newly appointed American consul in Istanbul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
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
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
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
“They are said to originate in the city of Prague,” said the consul.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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
In some cases, government officials acknowledged not knowing how many consuls they had appointed or whether any had been convicted of crimes.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2022
In ancient Rome, the bodyguards of the Roman consuls carried fascii as a badge of authority over war, peace, law, and death, and that symbolism appealed to the Italian Fascists.
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
Vocabulary lists containing consul
Before We Were Free
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The Roman Republic, Lessons 1–2
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Chapter 11: Rome: Republic to Empire
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