Consulate

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  • noun. The residence or official premises of a consul.
  • noun. The office, term of office, or jurisdiction of a consul.
  • noun. Government by consuls.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The office of a consul, in either the political or the legal sense of that word.
  • noun. In international law: The office or jurisdiction of a consul.
  • noun. The premises officially occupied by a consul.
  • noun. Goverment by consul or consuls; specifically, the government which existed in Francec from the overthrow of the Directory, November 9th, 1799, to the establishment of the empire, May 18th, 1804. See consul, 2.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The office of a consul.
  • noun. The jurisdiction or residence of a consul.
  • noun. Consular government; term of office of a consul.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The residency of a consul
  • noun. In practice, an office of a government in a foreign city that oversees the distribution of visas and provides assistance to nationals.
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  • noun. diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul
  • Word Usage
    "The consulate is located in a fun district near centro."
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