Consul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.
Quotes about consul (9 Quotes)
We accept that they want to appoint their own consul of advisers, but at the same time they should also expect a backlash from the indigenous people if they announce a lineup with Indian names.
O fortunatam natam me consule Romam - O happy Rome, born when I was consul
Later a Japanese consul contacted the Chinese side on the matter, consented to it that the five persons be taken away by Chinese police and thanked the armed police officers for their efforts,
You can't appreciate home till you've left it, money till it's spent, your wife till she's joined a woman's club, nor Old Glory till you see it hanging on a broomstick on the shanty of a consul in a foreign town.
Never were abilities so much below mediocrity so well rewarded no, not when Caligula's horse was made Consul
ZANZIBARI, n. An inhabitant of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, off the eastern coast of Africa. The Zanzibaris, a warlike people, are best known in this country through a threatening diplomatic incident that occurred a few years ago. The American consul at the capital occupied a dwelling that faced the sea, with a sandy beach between. Greatly to the scandal of this official's family, and against repeated remonstrances of the official himself, the people of the city persisted in using the beach for bathing. One day a woman came down to the edge of the water and was stooping to remove her attire (a pair of sandals) when the consul, incensed beyond restraint, fired a charge of bird-shot into the most conspicuous part of her person. Unfortunately for the existing entente cordiale between two great nations, she was the Sultana.
President Abbas told the U.S. consul that carrying out collective punishments against the Palestinians, along with the current Israeli military escalation, would certainly lead to a humanitarian crisis on Palestinian territories.
The key is for Consul to be very responsive. Their argument must be strongly rooted in law, in reason and in logic so that it makes sense.