One of the two leaders of the Roman republic, elected each year.

The chief civil and military magistrates, elected through the assemblies by popular vote.

Chief magistrate of the Roman Republic; two consuls were elected each year. The office continued under the Empire with reduced authority.

In the Republic, there were two officials who were appointed each year to the role of consul. In the case of emperors, they were the highest consuls in the land. The title was renewed every year. If a number follows the title, it applies to an emperor and refers to the number of years he has been chief consul

title given to the two leading magistrates of the Roman republic, elected annually.

either of two annually elected magistrates who jointly exercised the highest authority in the republic

In the empire, the office of consul was the highest in the Senate, sometimes held by the emperor himself. While there was no political power attached to the position, it commanded respect. Shown as cos on coins, followed by numbers indicating times office held.

The “Consul” is the chief diplomatic officer in a consulate.

one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman state. The emperor often assumed the title and marked the renewal of it on his coins. Abbreviated COS.

A government official residing in a foreign country who represents the interests of her or his country and its nationals.

a consular officer of the highest rank; senior official at the consulate general

A government official residing in a foreign country who is charged with the representation of the interests of his country and its nationals.

a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country

a diplomatic officer

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

an official who looks after the trading interests of his country in foreign towns

a representative of a government

An official of the US Department of State. Consuls are located only outside the US and are responsible for issuing visas.

A government official residing in a foreign country charged with representing the interests of his or her country and its nationals.

The title Consul is used for the official representatives of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the people of the country to whom he or she is accredited and the country of which he or she is a representative. This distinguishes the consul from the ambassador or chargé d'affaires, who is, technically, a representative from one head of state to another. Thus, while there is but one ambassador representing a nation's head of state to another, and his or her duties revolve around diplomatic relations between the two countries, there may be several consuls, one in each of several main cities, providing assistance with bureaucratic issues to both the citizen's of the consul's own country travelling or living abroad, and to the citizens of the country the consul is in who wish to travel to or trade with the consul's country.