Consulate vs. Consul

Consulatenoun

Rule by consuls, as during most periods of the Roman Republic or in France between 1799 and 1804.

Consulnoun

(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.

Consulatenoun

The office of a consul, in its various senses.

Consulnoun

(historical) Any of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804.

Consulatenoun

The term of office of a consul.

Consulnoun

(obsolete) A count or earl.

Consulatenoun

The business office of a consul; a minor embassy.

Consulnoun

(obsolete) A councillor, particularly:

Consulatenoun

(obsolete) Any town or city council.

Consulnoun

(historical) A member of early modern city councils in southern France and Catalonia.

Consulatenoun

The office of a consul.

Consulnoun

(historical) An officer of the trading and merchant companies of early modern England.

Consulatenoun

The jurisdiction or residence of a consul.

Consulnoun

(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.

Consulatenoun

Consular government; term of office of a consul.

Consulnoun

(by extension) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of his or her country.

Consulatenoun

diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul

Consulnoun

(obsolete) A counsellor.

Consulate

The consulate is a diplomatic mission, the office of a consul and is usually subordinate to the state's main representation in the capital of that foreign country (host state), usually an embassy or – between Commonwealth countries – high commission. Like the terms embassy or high commission, consulate may refer not only to the office of consul, but also to the building occupied by the consul and the consul's staff.

Consulnoun

One of the two chief magistrates of the republic.

Consulnoun

A senator; a counselor.

‘Many of the consuls, raised and met,Are at the duke's already.’; ‘With kings and consuls of the earth.’;

Consulnoun

One of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804, who were called, respectively, first, second, and third consul.

Consulnoun

An official commissioned to reside in some foreign country, to care for the commercial interests of the citizens of the appointing government, and to protect its seamen.

Consulnoun

a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country

Consul

Consul (abbrev. cos.; Latin plural consules) was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire.