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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

According to the consul, Mexico is currently the sixth most visited country in the world and the vast majority of tourists who visit the country have no major complaints.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 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

“The witches have talked about this child for centuries past,” said the consul.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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