: an official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country in order to represent the commercial interests of citizens of the appointing country. Other Words from consul. consular \ -​sə-​lər \ adjective. consulship noun.

What is a Roman consulship?

Roman consul

A consul held the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic (509 to 27 BC), and ancient Romans considered the consulship the highest level of the cursus honorum (an ascending sequence of public offices to which politicians aspired). Consuls were elected to office and held power for one year.

What is the role of a consul?

consul, in foreign service, a public officer who is commissioned by a state to reside in a foreign country for the purpose of fostering the commercial affairs of its citizens in that foreign country and performing such routine functions as issuing visas and renewing passports.