consul
Foreign city representative
A consul is an official appointed by a government to live in a foreign city and protect the interests of citizens from the home country.
Consuls handle visas, passports, and assist nationals abroad: The American consul helped us replace our stolen passports.
A consulate is a consul's office.
In ancient Rome, consuls were the two chief magistrates who shared executive power for one-year terms.
Civil judicial officer
- republicState with elected leaders
- senateLegislative governing body
- imperiumAbsolute ruling power
- fascesBound rods with axe
toga · triumvirate · dictator · tribune · patrician · Cicero · Caesar · Pompey
Official foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- attachéEmbassy specialist officer
- legateOfficial ecclesiastical representative
- plenipotentiaryDiplomat with full authority
chargé d'affaires · legation · mission · embassy · diplomatic corps · foreign service · accreditation · posting
Travel authorization stamp
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- notaryDocument authentication official
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
documentation · authentication · registration · emergency assistance · repatriation · welfare · travel advisory · legalization
Legal reach beyond borders
- immunityProtected from harm
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- extraditionFugitive transfer between jurisdictions
- asylumShelter from persecution
deportation · treaty · convention · bilateral · territory · border · customs · host country
Entrust authority to another
- agentOne who acts independently
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
- liaisonConnector between groups
- proxyAuthorized substitute
advocate · emissary · spokesperson · deputy · factor · go-between · intercessor · trade representative
magistrate
Civil judicial officer
fasces · toga · triumvirate · dictator · tribune · patrician · Cicero · Caesar · Pompey · proconsul
ambassador
Official foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- attachéEmbassy specialist officer
- legateOfficial ecclesiastical representative
plenipotentiary · chargé d'affaires · legation · mission · embassy · diplomatic corps · foreign service · accreditation · posting · credentials
visa
Travel authorization stamp
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- notaryDocument authentication official
- citizenshipStatus as state member
expatriate · documentation · authentication · registration · emergency assistance · repatriation · welfare · travel advisory · legalization · attestation
extraterritoriality
Legal reach beyond borders
- immunityProtected from harm
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- extraditionFugitive transfer between jurisdictions
asylum · deportation · treaty · convention · bilateral · territory · border · customs · host country · reciprocity
delegate
Entrust authority to another
- agentOne who acts independently
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
- liaisonConnector between groups
proxy · advocate · emissary · spokesperson · deputy · factor · go-between · intercessor · trade representative · business interests
- Ancient RomansJulius Caesar, patricians, Marcus Aurelius, Nero, Trajan
- Latin Wordsad, ad nauseam, et, caveat emptor, affidavit
- Roman officialspraetor, prefect, proconsul, tribune, legate
- consular staff
- jobsdoctor, administrator, lawyer, teacher, nurse
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
consulambassador
Official foreign representative
high commissioner · envoy · chargé d'affaires · plenipotentiary · foreign minister
- legal consultationProfessional guidance on law
- pediatrician consultationMedical visit for minors
- public relations consultantManages client-public communication
- consulting firmProfessional advisory business
- management consultantExternal business problem-solver
- free consultationMeeting without payment required
consult, consultant, consulting, consultation, consulate, consultative, consultancy, consular, consuls