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Consul vs Prefect - What's the difference?

consul | prefect |

As nouns the difference between consul and prefect

is that consul is an official residing in a foreign country in order to protect the interests of citizens from his or her nation while prefect is an official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.

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

    * * ----

    prefect

    English

    (wikipedia prefect)

    Alternative forms

    * (old-fashioned) * praefect

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.
    • the prefect''' of the aqueducts; the '''prefect''' of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, or of provisions; the pretorian '''prefect , who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person
  • The head of a department in France.
  • A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils.
  • A commander.

    • Anagrams

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