consulate

[kon-suh-lit]

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noun

the premises officially occupied by a consul.
the position, work, authority, or term of service of a consul.
(often initial capital letter) a government by consuls, as in France from 1799 to 1804.

Origin of consulate

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin consulātus, equivalent to consul consul + -ātus -ate³

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Related Words for consulate

ministry

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Contemporary Examples of consulate

The safety of American personnel at the American consulate in Libya was undermined by a “stand down order.”
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Ben Jacobs
November 26, 2014
Fortunately the Indian security guards at the consulate killed all the attackers.
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Bruce Riedel
September 4, 2014
Erbil, the Iraqi Kurdish capital, is home to a U.S. consulate and thousands of U.S. citizens working in the oil industry.
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Thomas Seibert
August 16, 2014
Neither the Indian consulate nor a representative from ICE in El Paso responded to requests for comment on this story.
How the U.S. Sold Out Indian Asylum Seekers on the Border
Caitlin Dickson
August 11, 2014
When that tactic failed to break the strike, the Sikhs received a visitor: a representative from the Indian consulate in Houston.
How the U.S. Sold Out Indian Asylum Seekers on the Border
Caitlin Dickson
August 11, 2014

Historical Examples of consulate

He returned to the consulate to talk over the matter with the trusty Scanlons.
Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas
Lloyd Osbourne
"No, it is not the consulate," said Pachmann smoothly, and turned to Vard.
The Destroyer
Burton Egbert Stevenson
To the guillotine succeeded the court-martial; then the Consulate, then the Empire.
Sir Jasper Carew
Charles James Lever
He was the doctor of our Legation and, of course, of the Consulate, too.
The Shadow-Line
Joseph Conrad
But in our Consulate (where I arrived dripping after a sharp walk) they could tell me nothing.
Falk
Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for consulate

consulate

noun

the business premises or residence of a consul
government by consuls
the office or period of office of a consul or consuls
(often capital)
1. the government of France by the three consuls from 1799 to 1804
2. this period of French history
(often capital)
1. the consular government of the Roman republic
2. the office or rank of a Roman consul

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Word Origin and History for consulate

late 14c., "government of Rome by the consuls," from Latin consulatus "office of a consul," from consul (see consul). Also used in reference to the consular government of France from 1799-1804. In reference to the office of a modern consul, from 1702.