vice-consul
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- vice-consular adjective
- vice-consulate noun
- vice-consulship noun
Etymology
Origin of vice-consul
First recorded in 1550–60
Example Sentences
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In Eaton, the court permitted the interim appointment of a vice-consul in Thailand without Senate confirmation because the consul got sick.
From Slate • Nov. 14, 2018
Donald Rickard, a former U.S. vice-consul in Durban, South Africa who worked as a CIA agent, admitted that he tipped off the apartheid regime with Mandela’s location in 1962, the British media reported this week.
From Salon • May 17, 2016
Since al-Shabaab offered to send fighters to Yemen, four Somalis have been detained on suspicion of having links to al Qaeda, said Hussein Mahmood, Somalia's vice-consul in Aden.
From Reuters • Feb. 9, 2010
When the Korean war came along, Blake was a British vice-consul in Seoul.
From Time Magazine Archive
“How many have you got, Ettore?” asked the vice-consul.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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