consul
n
1 official appointed by a state to live in a foreign city in order to help people from his own country who are travelling or living there, and protect their interests 领事
the British Consul in Marseilles 英国驻马赛领事. Cf 参看 High Commissioner (high1).
2 either of the two magistrates who ruled in ancient Rome before it became an Empire (古罗马成为帝国之前的)两执政官之一.
3 any one of the three chief magistrates of the French Republic (1799-1804) (1799-1804年法兰西共和国的)三个主要执政官之一.