consul
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səl noun
1.
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
2.
either of the two chief magistrates of the ancient Roman republic.
3.
French History. one of the three supreme magistrates of the First Republic during the period 1799–1804.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin; traditionally taken to be a derivative of consulere to consult, but orig. and interrelationship of both words is unclear
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin; traditionally taken to be a derivative of consulere to consult, but orig. and interrelationship of both words is unclear
Related forms
con·su·lar, adjective
con·sul·ship, noun
non·con·su·lar, adjective
sub·con·sul, noun
sub·con·su·lar, adjective
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consul (ˈkɒnsəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an official appointed by a sovereign state to protect its commercial interests and aid its citizens in a foreign city |
| 2. | (in ancient Rome) either of two annually elected magistrates who jointly exercised the highest authority in the republic |
| 3. | (in France from 1799 to 1804) any of the three chief magistrates of the First Republic |
| [C14: from Latin, from consulere to | |
| consular | |
| —adj | |
| 'consulship | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
consul
late 14c., from L. consul "magistrate in ancient Rome," probably originally "one who consults the Senate," from consulere "to deliberate, take counsel" (see consultation). Modern sense began with use as appellation of various foreign officials and magistrates, "a representative
chosen by a community of merchants living in a foreign country; an agent appointed by a government or ruler to represent the interests of its subjects and traders in a foreign place" (c.1600), an extended sense that developed 13c. in the Sp. form of the word.
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Computing Dictionary
Consul definition
languageA constraint-based [future-based?] language with Lisp-like syntax.
["Consul: A Parallel Constraint Language", D. Baldwin, IEEE Software 6(4):62-71].
(1994-11-30)
Example sentences
The rest of the book charts his progress from senator to consul.
In case of an emergency there is a big red button located on the center consul of the car.
He replaced the consul and had several senators put to death.
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