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honorary consuls

honorary consuls is the plural of honorary consul.

Meaning of honorary consul

Noun

honorary consul (plural honorary consuls)

  1. A person representing a country as a local consul, who is a private person (without diplomatic immunity; not a career diplomat) and part-time representative, with their own primary pursuits, frequently a citizen of the country that is hosting the consul (a local citizen; not a citizen of the country being represented) or expatriate (citizen of the country being represented, living and working in the local country), frequently with commercial ties to the country being represented.

Questions about honorary consuls

What is honorary consuls the plural of?
Honorary consuls is the plural of honorary consul.

Words near honorary consuls in the dictionary

  1. honorary colonel
  2. honorary colonels
  3. honorary consul
  4. honorary consulate
  5. honorary consulates
  6. honorary consuls
  7. honorary degree
  8. honorary doctor
  9. honorary doctorate
  10. honorary master
  11. honorary master's degree

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