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 Together Pompey, Crassus and Caesar succeeded in getting Caesar elected consul. 庞培，克拉苏斯和凯撒一起成功地使凯撒当选为领事。
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting an ancient Roman magistrate): from Latin, related to consulere ‘take counsel’.