consul
/ˈkɒnsəl/ noun [C]Definition
› GOVERNMENT a government official who lives in a foreign city and takes care of people from his or her own country who live or are travelling there. Part of a consul's job is also to protect the trade and business interests of his or her own country in the foreign country: the US Consul in Shanghai
consular adjective › consular officers/officials/staff consular affairs/services/work(Definition of consul noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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