consulate

noun

con·​sul·​ate ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)lət 

1

: a government by consuls

2

: the office, term of office, or jurisdiction of a consul

3

: the residence or official premises of a consul

Examples of consulate in a Sentence

the Russian consulate in Washington, D.C.

Recent Examples on the Web

Sheinbaum also emphasized that Mexican consulates across the U.S. are ramping up support for citizens who may be unjustly detained. —Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025

Many of the asylum-seekers had come from Venezuela, which does not maintain embassies and consulates in the U.S. due to poor diplomatic relations. —Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025

The consulate did not say how often this type of crime has occurred or whether any suspects have been arrested. —Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025

That status is set to expire in days, and Borges Santos has no simple way to gain citizenship in a country that, like the U.S., has birthright citizenship or requires foreign births to be registered at consulates abroad. —Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 2 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing consulate

• consulate general

Kids Definition

consulate

noun

con·​sul·​ate ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)lət 

: the residence or office of a consul

Legal Definition

consulate

noun

con·​sul·​ate ˈkän-sə-lət 

1

: the office, term of office, or jurisdiction of a consul

2

: the residence or official premises of a consul