consul

IPA: kˈɑnsʌɫ

(historical) Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
(historical) Any of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804.
(obsolete) A count or earl.
(obsolete or historical) A councillor
(historical) A member of early modern city councils in southern France and Catalonia.
(historical) An officer of the trading and merchant companies of early modern England.
(historical) An official in various early modern port and trading towns, elected by resident foreign merchants to settle disputes among themselves and to represent them to the local authorities.
(by extension) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.
(obsolete) A high government official, generally either a coruler himself or a counsellor directly under the ruler.

Examples of "consul" in Sentences

We called the consul in Seattle and we thought we were speaking to a lawyer there every time we called.
When Cicero pronounced the word consul, he planted it in the ground like a standard for us all to admire.
Nearer home a consul is often hardly considered to be a gentleman, while in many countries he is not allowed to go to Court.
Somewhat later, in the year 229, he became consul for the second time, _consul ordinarius_, as colleague of Alexander himself.
Blakeslee called the consul general's words a "shocking revisionist account of history," and pushed for a floor vote on Monday afternoon.
Its owner, Don Juan de la Lastra, Spanish vice-consul, is not here himself, but we were kindly received by Don José de Comez Mira, the consul.
I really doubt when an American gets arrested in Russia, Iran, or Pakistan etc, they tell them that they can call their consul, it is something they would have to ask for.
Castro referred to Pardo Llada's interview with a Latin American consul published in a Miami newspaper on Mar. 11 in which reference is made to two books which Pardo Llada promises to publish to attack the Cuban revolution, for which he will be paid a dollar a word.
On feast days he did his best to celebrate the Missarum sollemnia, that is the solemn Mass, and then he met personally with the people of God, who were very fond of him, because they saw in him the authoritative reference from whom to draw security: not by chance was the title consul Dei quickly attributed to him.