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conˇsul  audio  (knsl) KEY 

NOUN:
Abbr. Con. or Cons.
  1. 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.
  2. Either of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, elected for a term of one year.
  3. Any of the three chief magistrates of the French Republic from 1799 to 1804.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, Roman consul, from Latin cnsul; possibly akin to cnsulere, to take counsel

OTHER FORMS:
consuˇlar  (-s-lr) KEY (Adjective), consulˇship(Noun)


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