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consul

[kon-suhl] / ˈkɒn səl /
NOUN
representative
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The consul general had been responding to a Times editorial supporting a boycott of products made with cotton produced in the Xinjiang region of China.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The museum contacted Ankara because the piece "had been donated by the wife of a US consul general who served in Istanbul in the 1940s", she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

As the UK's consul general between 2016 and 2017 Dame Antonia's job involved promoting UK trade and business in New York, in the immediate aftermath of the referendum to take Britain out of the EU.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Even the consul general of China had privately sought Peterson’s ouster.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

The consul showed them to the door, where he shook hands with Farder Coram, and shook Lyra’s hand too.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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