consul
noun/ˈkɒnsl/
/ˈkɑːnsl/
- a government official who is the representative of his or her country in a foreign city
- the British consul in Miami
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- (in ancient Rome) one of the two heads of state who were elected each year to rule the Roman Republic
- Together Pompey, Crassus and Caesar succeeded in getting Caesar elected consul.
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting an ancient Roman magistrate): from Latin, related to consulere ‘take counsel’.
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