consul general

noun

plural consuls general

: a consul of the first rank stationed in an important place or having jurisdiction in several places or over several consuls

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Besides various New World Mall appointments, the schedules reveal Greco, who resigned in October, met at least 11 times with Huang Ping, China’s New York consul general, including attending a private dinner with him at his official Manhattan residence in 2023. —

Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025 His latest as consul general in New York is Chen’s first U.S. assignment. —

Russell Flannery, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 Chen was named the country’s new consul general in New York City in October, succeeding Huang Ping who held the post for six years. —

Russell Flannery, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 Juan Pablo Valdivieso, Ecuador's consul general in Phoenix, attended the safety briefing at a time when the southern border is seeing an increase in Ecuadorian crossings. —

Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for consul general

Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of consul general was in 1753

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