(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.

Rule by consuls, as during most periods of the Roman Republic or in France between 1799 and 1804. / The office of a consul, in its various senses. / The term of office of a consul.

plural of consul

plural of consulate

(proscribed) plural of consul general

A consular officer who heads a consulate general, and is a consul of the highest rank serving at a particular location.

A consular officer who reports directly to the consul general or to the consul. / The office held by a vice-consul.

A person representing a country as a local consul, who is a private person (without diplomatic immunity; not a career diplomat) and part-time representative, with their own primary pursuits, frequently a citizen of the country that is hosting the consul (a local citizen; not a citizen of the country being represented) or expatriate (citizen of the country being represented, living and working in the local country), frequently with commercial ties to the country being represented.

plural of consul-general

Alternative form of consul-general