a government official who is the representative of his or her country in a foreign city 领事 the British consul in Miami 英国驻迈阿密领事
(in ancient Rome 古罗马 one of the two heads of state who were elected each year to rule the Roman Republic 领事： 每年当选为统治罗马共和国的两个国家元首之一Together Pompey, Crassus and Caesar succeeded in getting Caesar elected consul. 庞贝、克拉苏和凯撒一起成功地让凯撒当选为执政官。
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting an ancient Roman magistrate): from Latin, related to consulere ‘take counsel’.