Definition of "consul" []

• An official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country and represent his or her government's commercial interests and assist its citizens there. See Usage Note at council. (noun)
• Either of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, elected for a term of one year. (noun)
• Any of the three chief magistrates of the French Republic from 1799 to 1804. (noun)

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• "Somewhat later, in the year 229, he became consul for the second time, _consul ordinarius_, as colleague of Alexander himself."
• "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."
• "When Cicero pronounced the word consul, he planted it in the ground like a standard for us all to admire."