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Consul vs Emissary - What's the difference?

consul | emissary |

As nouns the difference between consul and emissary

is that consul is consul while emissary is an agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.

consul

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An official residing in a foreign country in order to protect the interests of citizens from his or her nation.
  • (historical) Either of the two highest-ranking officials of the Roman Republic.
  • (historical) One of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804.
  • (obsolete) A senator; a counsellor.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Many of the consuls , raised and met, / Are at the duke's already.
  • * Bible, Job. iii. 14 (Douay version)
    • With kings and consuls of the earth.

    Derived terms

    * consul general * vice-consul

    Related terms

    * consular * consulate

    See also

    * ambassador

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    emissary

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia emissary) (emissaries)
  • An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
  • (anatomy) A venous channel in the skull.