| 单词 | consul-general |
| 释义 | > as lemmasconsul-general 8. Hence, by gradual development: An agent appointed and commissioned by a sovereign state to reside in a foreign town or port, to protect the interests of its traders and other subjects there, and to assist in all matters pertaining to the commercial relations between the two countries. So consul-general, vice-consul. (The ordinary current sense.) ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > ambassador or envoy > resident ambassador > consul consul1589 1589 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 191 The Venetians haue a Consul themselues. But all other nations goe to the French nations Consul. 1601 W. Parry New Disc. Trauels Sir A. Sherley 10 The English Consulls. 1694 E. Phillips tr. J. Milton Lett. of State 227 We deem'd it necessary to send to your Majesty Thomas Maynard..to reside in your Dominions, under the Character and Employment of a Consul, and to take care of the Estates and Interests of our Merchants. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. xiv. 77 These proceedings..of which the consul general Wolff, was acquainted in 1745. 1826 J. Kent Comm. Amer. Law I. ii. 40 Consuls are commercial agents, appointed to reside in the sea ports of foreign countries, with a commission to watch over the commercial rights and privileges of the nation deputing them. < as lemmas |
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