Vice-consul

Alternative forms

• Vice-Consul, vice consul

Origin

From .

Full definition of vice-consul

Noun

1. A consular officer who reports directly to the consul general or to the consul.
• 2012, Christopher New , Shanghai , The French consul was there, and the vice-consul of the United States, as well as Gilbert and the Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.
• 2012, Gregg Olsen, Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice , The vice-consul was too deeply involved for his own good.
• 2016 , Upton Sinclair , Presidential Mission , Lanny had fixed it up with the right man in O.S.S. that Faulkner was to get a radio message through the vice-consul in Casablanca, telling him that when “Tutor” appeared, he was to drop his other work and follow orders.
2. The office held by a vice-consul.
• 2010, Lester I. Vogel , To See A Promised Land , Ernest Hardegg was appointed vice-consul in 1871 and served through 1910.

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