consulate

Definition of consulate in English English dictionary: The residency of a consul; In practice, an office of a government in a foreign city that oversees the distribution of visas and provides assistance to nationals; the place in which a consul transacts official business; {n} the office of a consul; A "Consulate" is any authorized diplomatic office of a country other than an embassy that is located within another country A primary function of a consulate is the issuance of visas; a government office in a foreign country or region which is mandated to oversee certain interests of the home country These interests depend on location alternative access to an Embassy, but may include many of the same commercial & diplomatic matters handled by an Embassy; A consulate is the place where a consul works. They managed to make contact with the British consulate in Lyons. the building in which a consul lives and works embassy. (1799-1804) French government established after the Coup of 18-19 Brumaire. The Constitution of the Year VIII created an executive consisting of three consuls, but the First Consul, Napoleon, wielded all real power, while the other two, Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes and Pierre-Roger Ducos (1747-1816), were figureheads. The principles of representation and legislative supremacy were discarded. The executive branch was given the power to draft new laws, and the legislative branch became little more than a rubber stamp. Elections became an elaborate charade, with voters stripped of real power. Napoleon abolished the Consulate when he declared himself emperor; The jurisdiction or residence of a consul; Consular government; term of office of a consul; n 1 The position and duties of a consul 2 The office or home of a consul; a government office in a foreign country or region which is mandated to oversee the commercial interests of the home country These interests depend on location and alternative access to an embassy, but may include many of the same commercial and diplomatic matters handled by an embassy; The jurisdiction, terms of office, or official premises of a consul; {i} office of a consul (official chosen by a government to represent its interests in a foreign country); diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul
consulate general: {i} office or residence of a consul general
consulate general: The consulate occupied by a consul general
consulates: plural of consulate
the Israeli consulate: official representation of the State of Israel in a foreign country