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consular

[ kon-suh-ler, konsyuh- ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a consul appointed by one country to look after its interests and its citizens’ welfare in another:

    Here in Houston, consular officials from a host of different nations can provide a wealth of information on the economy, culture, and tourism of the countries they represent.

  2. of or relating to the two chief magistrates of the ancient Roman republic, or the period when this office existed:

    Government in the England of the Georges, like that in consular Rome, was in the hands of an aristocratic oligarchy.

    Hannibal didn't just defeat whole consular Roman armies—he annihilated them and their leaders.



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Other Words From

  • non·con·su·lar adjective
  • sub·con·su·lar adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of consular1

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin consulāris, equivalent to consul ( def ) + -ar 1( def )

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Example Sentences

In a previous stint as the consul in Southern California, he said, he knew of teens who worked late-night shifts at restaurants and factories, then showed up to school only to fall asleep in class.

Consular officials are protected against arrest only for acts committed in the course of their duties.

Remember, Karl's scoop last week, timed to the testimony of the three consular aides, set off an earthquake.

Joudah said an American consular official did get in touch with her.

What the hard-shell righties want to know is not about the boring issue of consular security.

Marco Rubio and Saxby Chambliss want answers about consular security measures.

Later on he notified the consular body that the bombardment would commence on the 12th of the month.

At first the whole was governed by one legatus Augusti of consular standing.

That henceforth consuls, not consular tribunes, should always be elected, and that one of the two consuls must be a plebeian.

A consular army was sent, which drove the insurgents into their strongholds and then subdued them by the slow process of siege.

When a consular named Rebilius, a man of equally bad character, sent a yet larger sum to Graecinus, and pressed him to receive it.

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