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vice-consul

vice-consul noun: a consular officer who reports directly to the consul general or to the consul.

Noun (1)

vice-consul (plural vice-consuls)

  1. A consular officer who reports directly to the consul general or to the consul.
    • The French consul was there, and the vice-consul of the United States, as well as Gilbert and the Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.2012, Christopher New, Shanghai, →ISBN
    • The vice-consul was too deeply involved for his own good.2012, Gregg Olsen, Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice, →ISBN
  2. The office held by a vice-consul.
    • Ernest Hardegg was appointed vice-consul in 1871 and served through 1910.2010, Lester I. Vogel, To See A Promised Land, →ISBN

Noun (2) capitalized: Vice-Consul

Vice-Consul (plural Vice-Consuls)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of vice-consul.
    • In 1852 he was appointed Vice-Consul at Mytilene with a roving commission to search for ancient remains in the neighbouring lands.2011, John Edwin Sandys, A History of Classical Scholarship, →ISBN

Forms of vice-consul

pluralvice-consuls
alternative formVice-Consul
alternative formvice consul
alternative formVice Consul
alternative formviceconsul
alternative formViceconsul
pluralVice-Consuls

Origin of vice-consul

From vice- + consul.

Words that rhyme with vice-consul

Questions about vice-consul

What does vice-consul mean?
Vice-consul means a consular officer who reports directly to the consul general or to the consul.
What part of speech is vice-consul?
Vice-consul is a noun.
What is the plural of vice-consul?
The plural of vice-consul is vice-consuls.

Words near vice-consul in the dictionary

  1. vice-chairs
  2. vice-champion
  3. vice-champions
  4. vice-chancellor
  5. vice-chancellors
  6. vice-consul
  7. vice-consuls
  8. vice-director
  9. vice-directors
  10. vice-presidencies
  11. vice-presidency

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