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# consul

«consul» in Mova's school dictionary: **an official sent by a country to live in a foreign city…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (consul, consuls)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A consul is an official sent by a country to live in a foreign city to help its own citizens there and to look after trade. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consul/#m1)

2) (history) In ancient Rome, a consul was one of the two leaders chosen each year to run the republic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consul/#m2)

3) (history) In France about two hundred years ago, Napoleon ruled with the title First Consul. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consul/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety, a traveller who loses a passport abroad goes to their country's consulate, where the consul or their staff can help. In history lessons about Rome, consuls were the top elected leaders. In stories a consul is often a calm, important person who helps travellers in trouble. Common phrases: «the British consul», «consul general», «honorary consul», «the consulate».

### examples

- When Dad lost his passport in Spain, the consul helped him get a new one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consul/#x1)
- The Australian consul in Bali helps Australians who get into trouble there. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consul/#x2)
- Ancient Rome chose two consuls every year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consul/#x3)
- Julius Caesar was a consul before he became a dictator. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consul/#x4)
- The consul invited local business people to a dinner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consul/#x5)
- Her aunt works at the Canadian consulate in New York. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consul/#x6)
- A consul is not quite the same as an ambassador. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consul/#x7)

### note

Plural: consuls. The office building is a «consulate». An ambassador works in the capital city and represents the whole country to the government; a consul works in other cities and mainly helps citizens and trade. Do not confuse «consul» with «council» (a group that runs a town) or «counsel» (advice, or a lawyer).

### In the corpora

- [Rome had two consuls at the top for that very reason, and a Senate of experienced men to advise them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/13-rome-from-seven-hills-to-a-republic/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «consul» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consul/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.