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Definition of: consul
(kon′səl) noun
1. An officer appointed to reside in a foreign port or city, chiefly as the representative of his country's commercial interests.
2. Either of two chief magistrates ruling conjointly in the Roman republic.
3. Any of the three chief magistrates of the French republic, 1799–1804. [<L]
—con·su·lar (kon′sə·lər) adjective
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